Index of Medieval Art

Work of Art Record 44304

Christie No.: 181 -
Christie No.: 181 -

Record No

44304

Collection

Opus Anglicanum: The Evelyn Thomas Database of Medieval English Embroidery

Inventory Number

Christie No.: 181

Location

United Kingdom, Scotland, City of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, National Museum of Scotland

Date

1515 - 1522

Subject Headings

Christ, of Sorrows

Notes

The banner seems to have belonged to the Confraternity of the Holy Blood of St Giles' Collegiate Kirk, Edinburgh, a religious society whose members included King James IV.

It is the only known extant church banner from medieval Scotland. Its name comes from the fact that from the early 19th century until it came to the museum (originally on loan in 1956 and then as a donation in 1959) it was held at the house of Fetternear in Aberdeenshire.

Citations

McRoberts, Rev. D., "The Fetternear Banner," The Innes Review (1956), vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 69-86.

London, Victoria and Albert Museum, Opus Anglicanum (1963), p. 59 no. 155

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