It is evident that certain motifs were popular as they appear again and again in early seventeenth century gloves. The carnation or gillyflower, tulip, rose, strawberry, pelican, and whale or dolphin are often seen. Many of the embroidery motifs were taken from contemporary books illustrated with woodcuts, especially Bestiaries and Herbals which dealt with animals and flowers. There are two pairs of gloves in the Historic Glove Collection belonging to the Worshipful Company of Glovers of London which are embroidered with the story of Jonah and the Whale.