Rare Collection Of 9 Schabmadonna - Vierge à Gratter - German-speaking Region 17th-19th Century

Rare collection of 9 Schabmadonna - Vierge à gratter - (Scratch Virgin)German-speaking region 17th-19th century

Two Einsiedeln black Madonna in molded clay with polychromeremains of polychromy. (Marks on the back for the larger one).
Seven Virgin and Child in molded clay with some polychrome(mark on the back for the largest).
The particularity of these Virgins lies in their use.
One of the most popular places of pilgrimage in the Black ForestBlack Forest was Maria Einsiedeln in the canton of Schwyz.The miraculous image of the Black Madonna protects people and life, house and farm.and the farm. The unfired clay figurine was scratched on the back with a small knifewith a small knife, the dust mixed with the food. In this way, it was hopedhealing.

The largest of the Einsiedeln Virgins measures 7cm in height(the other 4.4cm).
The tallest Virgin with Child is 7.2cm high(the others between 5.5 and 4.4cm).

Former Franche-Comté collection
Equivalent examples in the Augustinermuseum undernumber 01615