Author: Unknown
Date: 1755.
Dimensions, mm:
Material: Metal, wood
Technique: carving, polychrome
Restoration: Unknown
On April 22, 1755, the hexagonal block installed and plastered in the Riga Cathedral was supplemented with an inscription plate, on the top of which there is a silhouetted figure of Christ with a child in his arms. On the sides are figures of beggers, at the bottom – the head of a winged angel. The inscription shows that the funds are intended for orphans:
Hör, Leser hör der Waisen Thränen / klagen / Hilf ihnen gern in Ihrer Noth, / Was Waisen Du gethan in Deinen / Tagen / das bringt Dir Fracht noch nach dem / Tod / denn Christus spricht: ererbt das Reich, / ihr Frommen / Der nahm mich auf der Kinder, / aufgenommen / Anno 1755 den 22 Aprill. renovirt 1834. / 1889
Listen, reader, listen to the orphans, / help them willingly in their sorrows / cares and tears! / What you have done for orphans during your life / will bear fruit for you even after death, / because Christ has promised the kingdom of heaven. April 22, 1755. Restored 1834 and 1889