Door

Description

Oak door from Amisfield Tower, Dumfriesshire, depicting Samson tearing open the jaws of a lion, with a shield at the top bearing the arms of Charteris and Herries and the date 1600

Museum reference

H.KL 41

Object name

Door

Production information

Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1600

Materials

Oak

Physical description

Wood, oak

Associations

Charteris
Herries
Depicted: Samson
Amisfield Tower, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

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