Accession No

1923.1174


Description

Glazed red ware square floor tile with white clay decoration. 'Westminster tiler' type. Large four-petalled floral motif at centre with a single dot in the gaps between petals. Damage to surface along one edge. Damage to back along same edge.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England


Period

Medieval


Source

Ransom, William [collector]; Ransom, Francis [donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1923.1174


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements

111mm x 111mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Tile of red ware with foliated cross and roundels in the interspaces. 'Westminster tiler' style.
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Analysis)
See: Keen, Laurence. (1973). 'Medieval floor-tiles of the 'Westminster' tiler at Bengeo, Hertfordshire'. Hertfordshire Archaeology, vol. 3. pp. 90-93.
Event Date 1973
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Glazed red ware square floor tile with white clay decoration. 'Westminster tiler' type. Large four-petalled floral motif at centre with a single dot in the gaps between petals. Damage to surface along one edge. Damage to back along same edge.
Event Date 21/11/2023
Author: Sophie Wardle


FM:45065

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