Banner

Description

Fetternear banner made from linen embroidered with multi-coloured silks, probably owned by the Confraternity of the Holy Blood of St Giles' Collegiate Kirk, Edinburgh, made in Scotland c. 1520

Museum reference

H.LF 23

Object name

Banner

Production information

Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1520

Materials

Linen

Physical description

Linen; silk embroidery

Associations

Probable owner: Confraternity of the Holy Blood of St Giles' Collegiate Kirk
Gavin Douglas, Bishop of Dunkeld
Possible commissioner of banner: Graham family
Fetternear, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Mary Queen of Scots (28 Jun 2013 - 17 Nov 2013)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Tarrant, Naomi, Textile Treasures: An Introduction to European Decorative Textiles for Home and Church in the National Museums of Scotland, NMS Publishing Ltd, Edinburgh, 2001