tinner's rabbits
A name that has emerged recently to describe a pattern of three
rabbits or hares that has been found in many parts of the world, including
England and Wales, mainland Europe, China, and Russia. It occurs, for example,
on the medieval roof bosses of some churches in Devon and Cornwall and is
thought to be connected with the local tin-mining industry. One theory suggests
the following link: Tin is alloyed with copper
to make bronze, copper came from Cyprus (the
words Cyprus and copper have the same root), Cyprus is the island of the
goddess Venus or Aphrodite (she was born there), rabbits are symbols of
Venus. Three intertwined fishes are a common Christian symbol, so the three
rabbits may also have stood for the Trinity.
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