There is another form if this where it shows it is on the bottom.
Panel door patterns cross and bible.
It does not take too much imagination to see the shape of a christian cross in the arrangement of the top mullions and intersecting cross rail and only a slightly bigger leap of imagination to see the bottom two.
The bottom part represents an open bible.
The classic six panel door is sometimes known as a cross and bible door due to the apparent symbolism found in the door shape.
Old house folklore describes the myth of quaker or christian symbolism in the carpentry design of 6 paneled doors.
If you look at it it does look like a cross.
This morning we learned about the so called cross and bible or christian paneled doors that grace many old homes from our old house aficionado neighbor.
See the right door in the image above.
The top part represent a cross.
See the image above the left door.
In colonial new england the paneled front door of a house in which the stiles and rails of the door form a pattern suggestive of a cross the two lower stiles and rails form a pattern vaguely suggestive of an open book representing the bible.
The cross the bible the top.
The 6 panel door.
It was created from the original cross design pattern but this customized version has a dove and bible added.
Mcgraw hill dictionary of architecture and construction.
Mar 3 2020 explore veronica worrell s board christian stained glass on pinterest.
The middle rail and stile form a cross at the top between four panels and an open bible with both testaments two panels at the bottom.