Douglas Heart Wooden Plate
Plate from Threave Castle. A turned wooden plate with a heart design burned into its base. The heart is a heraldic badge associated with the Douglases who owned Threave Castle. It dates to the late 14th or early 15th century.
Threave Castle was built in the late 14th century on a small island in the River Dee. It was a stronghold of the Black Douglases, one of Scotland's most powerful medieval families.
Object no :
NMAH004n
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Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
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Dimensions :
diameter 240 mm
Materials :
Wood
Location :
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Accession number :
H.HXA 173
Copyright :
Board of Trustees, National Museums Scotland