FOUR RELIGIOUS MOTIFS

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G-CW016 Four religious motifs
Four pieces of embroidery probably used for vestments. Three have a cross motif, one the IHS monogram that has various interpretations, all of them related to Christ or the Christian religion. The cross motifs have different shapes and borders. The fourth motif chart has been corrected because the original embroidery is not symmetrical and not consistent in coloring.
Images donated by ebay seller cotswoldcat, edited and charted by Sytske Wijnsma.

Vesments for priests often were decorated with embroidery. Many had a cross figure with a central motif. These small pieces could have been the central motif, but were also found on the ends of the arms of the vestment cross, with the central embroidery would have been larger and more complex, but in the same style and color palette. As vestments became worn, the embroidery was cut off for reuse on a new item. Other textiles used in the Mass might also have similar embroideries.