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Prayer Cushion and Case

Prayer Cushion and Case

Date: 1400-1499
Dimensions:
H 24 x W 35 cm (H 9 7/16 x W 13 3/4 in.)
Medium: Silk, Linen
Credit Line: Museum Department Purchase, 2010.
Place Made:Spain
Period: Medieval
Culture: Spanish
Not on View
DescriptionPrayer cushion maroon and green-yellow top, red/white braid along all four of the side seams, four tassels, one has a finishing bulb at the end, others missing, one tassel has a string where a bulb may have been originally. The other side is blue and maroon. The cushion is completely filled with hemp (TBD FI).
Case: rectangular cream color linen embroidered in red-brown yarn (FI pending) front and back, with closures

Accession Number: LH2332