Accession No
1923.1179 A-B
Description
Two red ware tiles, Penn type, one of which has been repaired. Decorative design in yellow on red background, featuring a central four petal flower in a ring, from this ring shape are four fleur-de-lis extending diagonally into the corners of the tile, and in between each a trefoil motif, the whole enclosed in a frame.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; ?Cambridgeshire; ?Cambridge area
Period
Medieval
Source
Ransom, William [collector]; Ransom, Francis [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1923.1179 A-B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
114mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Two decorated tiles with foliated cross and fleur de lys terminals. Both of the Penn type (See Hohler reference below). One of the tiles has been broken in half and repaired.
Event Date 1923
Author: maa
Context (References)
Hohler, Christopher. (1941). 'Medieval Paving Tiles in Buckinghamshire, Part 1.' Records of Buckinghamshire, vol. 14(1). pp. 1-49, p34, cf. fig P.69
Event Date 1941
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (References)
Hohler, Christopher. (1942). 'Medieval Paving Tiles in Buckinghamshire, Part 2.' Records of Buckinghamshire, vol. 14(2). pp. 99-132
Event Date 1942
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Two red ware tiles, Penn type, one of which has been repaired. Decorative design in yellow on red background, featuring a central four petal flower in a ring, from this ring shape are four fleur-de-lis extending diagonally into the corners of the tile, and in between each a trefoil motif, the whole enclosed in a frame.
Event Date 17/11/2023
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
FM:45069
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