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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