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View of East face of gravestone commemorating Jane Seton 1764 in the churchyard of Dirleton Church, showing upper panel with Green Man between volutes taking the top centre of the tympanum. Main panel ...
A 34518
Description View of East face of gravestone commemorating Jane Seton 1764 in the churchyard of Dirleton Church, showing upper panel with Green Man between volutes taking the top centre of the tympanum. Main panel, bordered by pilasters contains hourglass flanked by crossed spades and crossed scythes. 'Momento Mori' scroll with skull and single bone.
Date 1987
Collection Papers of Betty Willsher, historian, St Andrews, Scotland
Catalogue Number A 34518
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 2235104
Scope and Content East face, gravestone commemorating Jane Seton, Dirleton churchyard, East Lothian This gravestone commemorates Jane Seton, who died in 1749 aged 63. Surmounting the stone is a cat-like Green Man, sprouting greenery, symbol of life's renewal. Beneath, the emblems express death and human mortality, including an hourglass, crossed spades and scythes and a 'MEMENTO MORI' (Remember You Must Die) scroll. Sometimes grotesque, cat-like or human, the foliate face of the Green Man appears in many medieval churches across Britain. Only in post-Reformation Scotland does the Green Man appear as a gravestone ornament, copied from those in churches and abbeys. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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