The Prato pulpit was commissioned by the Operai del Duomo di Prato for the exterior corner of the cathedral, specifically to display the Sacra Cintola (Holy Belt of the Virgin Mary), Prato’s most treasured relic.
Effigy of Thomas Lucy (d1605) in armour, his second wife Constance kneels by the side, and the fourteen children (6 sons and 8 daughters) from his two marriages are shown on the side of the monument.