Skip to content
Zakhor
ArtXIXe–début XXe siècle

Embroidered velvet circumcision cushion, Persia

Enrich the Great Book

כרית מילה מקטיפה רקומה, פרס

Description

Cushion on which the child is presented at the brit milah, of velvet embroidered with flowers and verses in the Persian taste. Distinct from Ottoman models, it uses saturated colours and locally inspired floral motifs. A display piece of the ceremony, it could be embroidered for the occasion or handed down within the family.

Features

Material
Velours et soie brodés, fils d'or
Provenance
Perse (Iran)

Other objects — Art