Accession No
1923.1189
Description
Glazed red ware square floor tile with white clay decoration. Penn type. Quarter circle containing five-petalled rosettes and an inner quarter circle containing a fleur-de-lis. When tessellated with other tiles of the same decoration, this would form a larger pattern of circles. Badly worn. Some mortar still attached.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England
Period
Medieval 14th century
Source
Ransom, William [collector]; Ransom, Francis [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1923.1189
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
114mm x 114mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
One Catalogue Card says 'decorated floor tiles of Penn type'. The other says 'inlaid tile of red earthenware stamped with floral design. The hollows are filled with white clay'.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register reads: 'Medieval tile - red ware. [...] Early Medieval. [In a later hand] Penn type.'
Event Date 1923
Author: Sophie Wardle
Description (Physical description)
Glazed red ware square floor tile with white clay decoration. Penn type. Quarter circle containing five-petalled rosettes and an inner quarter circle containing a fleur-de-lis. When tessellated with other tiles of the same decoration, this would form a larger pattern of circles. Badly worn. Some mortar still attached.
Event Date 21/11/2023
Author: Sophie Wardle
FM:45076
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