Description: | From old card index (Ex-Berkley Castle [?]): "(Found in foundations of an old house in Frogmore Street before October 1880).
Arms of the Berkeley Family.
Single pattern tile with 4 holes at the back; square, worn. (Accidental damage)."
Shield. 10 crosslets divided by chevron. Foliage in bottom corners. Slip inlay, glazed. Sticker on rear with faded writing, of which "1880" is legible., From Eames, type 1609, provenance Bordesley Abbey, Warwickshire?, C13/14, From old card index - Found in foundations of an old house in Frogmore Street before Oct. 1880.
Accession number: NCM 1963-334 |