Accession No
1923.1181 A-D
Description
Four red earthenware tiles, Penn type, with yellow decoration on red background. Pierced cross the ends of each arm with floral shapes reaching into each corner, surrounding a square set on the diagonal, square surrounding a small circle with four trefoils pointing into each corner of the square. One with finer details than the others, three tiles with traces of white mortar.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England
Period
Medieval
Source
Ransom, William [collector]; Ransom, Francis [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1923.1181 A-D
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery; Red Ware; Tile
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Analysis)
A: Penn type (See Hohler reference below).
C-D: (?See Z 16303)
Event Date
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
Description (CMS Description)
Four decorated tiles of red earthenware, covered with red material. Conventional pattern in white slip.
Event Date 1923
Author: maa
Context (References)
Hohler, Christopher. (1942). 'Medieval Paving Tiles in Buckinghamshire, Part 2.' Records of Buckinghamshire, vol. 14(2). pp. 99-132, p113
Event Date 1941
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (References)
Hohler, Christopher. (1941). 'Medieval Paving Tiles in Buckinghamshire, Part 1.' Records of Buckinghamshire, vol. 14(1). pp. 1-49, p35 cf fig P88
Event Date 1941
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Production / use)
According to Hohler (1941, p9) this design was 'almost certainly made at Penn'
Event Date 17/11/2023
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
Description (Physical description)
Four red earthenware tiles, Penn type, with yellow decoration on red background. Pierced cross the ends of each arm with floral shapes reaching into each corner, surrounding a square set on the diagonal, square surrounding a small circle with four trefoils pointing into each corner of the square. One with finer details than the others, three tiles with traces of white mortar.
Event Date 17/11/2023
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
FM:45071
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