This representation of the Infant is that of 'The Infant of Prague'. The original statue of the Infant Jesus of Prague was created as a royal wedding gift to Princess Polyxena of lobkowicz from her mother.
The statue of the Infant seen here is a slender and beautifully-modeled figure, carved of wood standing 5.9 inches tall, with its feet barely visible under a long white tunic with gilt hems. The left hand would have held a miniature globe, surmounted by a cross, signifying the world-wide kingship of the Christ Child. The right hand is extended in blessing with the first two fingers being upraised to symbolize the two natures of Christ, while the folded thumb and last two fingers, actually supposed to touch each other representing the unity of the Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit in the mystery of the Blessed Trinity, have not been represented appropriately in this piece.
The Infant is shown adorned with a royal silver crown, much older than the Infant statuette itself and is gilt in gold. He is represented wearing a red cape over His white tunic and a chain bearing a cross pendant around His neck. The crown has four imperial arches which are decorated with pearl-like motifs and surmounted by a cross. The lower circumference of the crown has a band also decorated with similar pearl motifs along its edges. The image, together with the crown was handed over to a bride from Colvá, South Goa as part of her wedding trousseau, in 1993.