The coloured life-size wooden statue was created around 1430, probably in Lower Saxony, and has the hallmarks of the international Gothic style: a tender face, loose posture and flowing drapery.

[1] Mary is depicted wearing a sumptuous blue garment with gold edging, gathered over her right shoulder.

There is a tall golden crown with five heraldic fleurs-de-lis on her head, which are interpreted as a symbol of the Trinity.

The significance of the statue is its theme of writing: the child holds a quill in his right hand and on his knee he has a scroll, which unfurls down to his feet.

[1] The writing baby on his mother's arm is not a biblical motif, but the "learning Jesus" appeared in Medieval art in the Middle Ages.