Choir stalls

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These two oak choir stalls date from around 1470. They were transferred around 1585 from Lincluden Collegiate Church in Kirkcudbrightshire, to the nearby Terregles Parish Church, where they were preserved until recently.

The stalls stand on a modern base and are surmounted at the top by a modern rail in place of the original canopies. The misericord of the first stall is carved with a serpent with webbed claws, that of the second with a lion with only two hind legs.

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• Online ID: 000-100-000-718-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.KL 200
• Date: Around 1470
  Late 15th century
  
• Material: Wood, oak
  Choir stall
  
• Dimensions: 1760 mm H x 1530 mm W x 700 mm Depth
  
• What: Choir stall
  
• Subject: Carved woodwork, painted ceilings (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who:
• Where: Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Lincluden Church
  
• Event:
• Description: Two oak choir stalls with two misericords, from Lincluden Church, Kirkcudbrightshire, late 15th century
  
• References:
  • Caldwell, D. H. (ed). Angels, Nobles and Unicorns: Art and Patronage in Medieval Scotland. Edinburgh: NMS, 1982 
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