Accession No

1923.1187


Description

Incomplete glazed red ware floor tile with white clay decoration. Malvern type. Grid and foliate decoration with quarter of a floral motif in corner. Partial inscription in a quarter-circle band is undecipherable.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England


Period

Medieval


Source

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


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1923.1187


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements

143mm


Events

Context (Related Documents)
Handwritten note with object reads: 'Malvern'.
Event Date
Author: Sophie Wardle


Description (Labels & Markings)
Partial inscription; very difficult to read. Possibly: 'dio[?r]is[?]m'.
Event Date
Author: Sophie Wardle


Context (Related Documents)
See Catalogue Card for sketch of inscription.
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Inlaid tile of red earthenware stamped with design, probably by means of a wooden die, the hollows filled with white clay. The tile was finished by dusting on powdered lead ore before firing. Also has beginning of an inscription. Malvern type.
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
About half the tile present.
Event Date 2/7/2001
Author: Sophie Wardle


Description (Physical description)
Incomplete glazed red ware floor tile with white clay decoration. Malvern type. Grid and foliate decoration with quarter of a floral motif in corner. Partial inscription in a quarter-circle band is undecipherable.
Event Date 21/11/2023
Author: Sophie Wardle


FM:45074

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