"The Repentance of the Prodigal Son" from a set of six of The Parable of the Prodigal Son

Attributed to an Anonymous Workshop, British British

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Household goods, even expensive ones, could promote the virtues of upright living, enacting a form of pious consumption. This pair of cushions, from a set of six, tells the biblical story of the prodigal son. Its message of personal downfall through reckless spending followed by a return home to find redemption was considered a morally appropriate theme for cushions and wall hangings.

"The Repentance of the Prodigal Son" from a set of six of The Parable of the Prodigal Son, Attributed to an Anonymous Workshop, British , London, Silk, wool (22 warps per inch, 10 per cm.), British, probably London

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