Tears Painted on Shutters
Tears Painted on Shutters
It was mentioned in Thomas Pennant's book A Tour in Scotland (1769) that in some parts of Scotland it was the custom, on the death of any person of distinction, to paint on the doors and window-shutters white tadpole-like shapes on a black ground. These were intended to represent tears, and were a sign of general mourning.
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