One of three Flawford figures discovered under the chancel floor of the ruined church of St Peter, Flawford, Nottinghamshire in 1779. The figures had probably been hidden during the religious turmoil of the Reformation to prevent them from being destroyed. The three figures would have been richly coloured but before being donated to Nottingham Castle in 1908 they had at some stage been used as garden ornaments. Images of the Virgin and Child are immensely popular in Christian Art. As well as creating a touching visual representation of the relationship between mother and son, symbolically they emphasise that the son of God came to earth in human form. The Virgin Mary’s crown alludes to her reward for accepting the role of mother of Christ.