The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . The south one has afront of oak, ornamented with pilasters and arches ; the others are ofplain deal, carved in imitation of the former. But they are of late date,as parts of the original fronts are still inexistence in the church, having been usedto patch up the seats. Some of them arecarved and are of oak, and two of thepanels are shown in Fig. 1274, fromsketches by Mr. Railton. The shield,with fess ermined, contains the arms ofCraufurd of Craufurdland, with the ini-tials I. C, while the other
The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . The south one has afront of oak, ornamented with pilasters and arches ; the others are ofplain deal, carved in imitation of the former. But they are of late date,as parts of the original fronts are still inexistence in the church, having been usedto patch up the seats. Some of them arecarved and are of oak, and two of thepanels are shown in Fig. 1274, fromsketches by Mr. Railton. The shield,with fess ermined, contains the arms ofCraufurd of Craufurdland, with the ini-tials I. C, while the other shield containsthe Boyd and Cunningham arms quar-tered, with the initials I. C. Both panelscontain the date 1650. These are probably the arms of William, ninth Lord Boyd, who was served heir to his fatherin 1655, and his lady, Jean Cunningham. The pulpit (Fig. 1275) is an interesting example, as there are but fewremaining of such an early date as this. It is circular in front, and thepanels are almost entirely covered with minute flat ornament. Its great* Mackays History of Kilmarnock, p. Fig. 1274.—Fenwici Church. Panels containing Craufurd, Boyd, and Cunningham Arms. FENWICK CHURCH 161 FOURTH PERIOD sounding board with carved wings is a quaint relic of what was oncecommon in Scottish churches, and so too is the suggestive hour-glasswith its iron stand—a feature seldom to be met with in sih(,.
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