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They are made of tow (hemp) with wax heads, hands and feet. They were probably made in France, as they are labelled in French, but some of the orders represented were only active in Germany and the Netherlands.\r\n\r\nThis figure represents a Conceptionist Nun. The Conceptionists, or the Congregation of the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady, were a Spanish order founded in 1484 by St Beatrice of Silva Menezes (1424-90). The order still continues today. The habit is particularly distinctive due to its blue cloak, which is worn over a white tunic, scapular and wimple. The head veil is black. Unusually, the scapular on this figure is blue, matching the cloak. 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