- Object Name:
- Circumcision Cushion Cover
- Place Made:
- Ottoman Empire
- Date:
- c. 1900
- Medium:
- Velvet: embroidered with metallic thread and sequins
- Dimensions:
- 43 × 42 in. (109.2 × 106.7 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Moshe and Pat Zabari and family in memory of Yosef and Shoshana Zabari
- Accession Number:
- 1991-22
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The composition of the decoration, corner motifs angled toward a central ornament of leaves and flowers, is characteristic of Ottoman embroidery. The use of sequins indicates a late date. According to the family, this cushion cover was used for the purpose of carrying an infant to his circumcision.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.