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Banner (detail), known as the Fetternear Banner

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Banner (detail), known as the Fetternear Banner
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This detail shows the central panel on the reverse of the Fetternear Banner. The banner was made around 1520 and was preserved in the 19th century at Fetternear, near Aberdeen. It is the only known church banner to survive from Medieval Scotland.

The reed in Christ's hand was given to him as a sceptre by Roman soldiers. The hammer and pincers are symbols of the Passion (suffering) of Christ, as are the lantern, ladder and spear. The cock on the pillar represents Peter's denial of Christ.

The banner was probably embroidered professionally by members of the embroiderers' craft guild. It was intended to be carried in church processions, though as it is unfinished it was probably never used.

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