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door has been constructed to open on pivots instead of hinges. 

 On the upper end are two sliields, one with the armorial bearings 

 of tlie Charteris family, the other with the monogram A.M. Above 

 is the date IGOO. The door belonged to the room over the 

 " King's Eoom." 



Two bed-posts of oak, eacli eight feet in height, whicli formed 

 part of tlie State-bed of Amisfield Castle, are also in the Museum. 

 The lower part of each post is square, and is ornamented with 

 incised concentric circles. The upper part of each post is cut into 

 a spiral, resembling a thick rope. King James VI. is said to have 

 slept on the bed on his way to England. The bed is also referred 

 to by Grose. 



TRIPOD EWEES AND TOTS. 



Of tripod ewers of bronze or brass from Dumfriesshire there 

 are two in the National Museum. One found at Birrens in Annan- 

 dala is 8f inches in height, of inches in diameter, contracting- to 3 1 

 inches across the lips. The handle is one inch in breadth, Hat, and 

 unornamented. The spout terminated in the rude resemblance of 

 an animal's head. The second ewer, found in a moss near Close- 

 burn Hall, is of a different form, and more resembles a jug with 

 three feet. It stands «i inches high by o^ inches in greatest 

 diameter, and has a socket for the hinge of a lid. A specimen 

 similar to the one found at Birrens was described in the Transactions 

 some time ago. It was found at Moniaive. 



Of tripod pots of brass there are four in the National col- 

 lection. Three of these are of the ordinary type with two ears for 

 the bow-shaped handle, while the fourth has a long, straight handle 

 sprmging from one side. The largest pot is 14 inches in height by 

 1 1 inches across the mouth. It was found in the parish of Lang- 

 hohn. -The smallest pot is seven inches high by h\ inches across 

 the mouth, and was fouud about three feet below the surface of a 

 meadow which had formerly been a moss, close to the Kenalkuowe, 

 near Lochmaben. The third pot is 8 inches high by G^ across the 

 mouth, and was found in Hunterhouse Moss, iii the parish of 

 Lochmaben. The long-handled pot, which stands 9 inches high by 

 G inches across the mouth, with a nearly straiglit handle 6 inches 

 long, was found lying beside it. These tripod ewers and pots are 

 urdhiary household utensils, and range in date from the fourteenth 

 to the seventeenth century. 



