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Description: | An incomplete fragment of ceramic glazed floor tile (81.5mm x 61.2mm; thickness: 28.3mm; weight: 200.89g). A 'two-coloured' decorated example with the glazed colours of dark green (the background) and mustard yellow (the creature's body). The decoration features the front of a possible dog or griffin's head and two front legs facing left with the remains of a circle and possbile fleur de lys on the outside. The creature has its head open, with the eyes and ears visible. Additionally, there are remains of dark green glaze down one of the sides. The fill of the tile is orange-red with an inner fill of dark grey. There are similar examples of this similar decoration illustrated in Elizabeth Eames report 'Tiles' in ed P & E Saunders, 'Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum Medieval Catalogue', 1991, pages 93-139, ref nos 79-97. Ceramic floor tiles , both decorated and plain, eventually became widely used from the second quarter of the 13th century (AD 1225-1250) in a few establishments (particularly in London), but probably became more wide spread in domestic use during the 14th century. Decorated tile floors in situ have proved very unusual discoveries in secular buildings, and are most commonly found associated with ecclesiastical establishments. During the 14th century, Flemish plain glazed floor tiles also began to be imported, and it can be different to differentiate between Flemish and English examples. English tiles are fird once; Flemish fired twice. Flemish tiles are also normally identified by holes in corners of the upper surface, which were made by nails which held a template block in place on clay while the tiler cut around it with a knife (G Egan, 'The Medieval Household: Medieval Finds from Excavations in London c. 1150 - 1450', 1998, pages 38-40). This incomplete example is very slightly to be associated with Halesowen Abbey, and dates to the 14th century. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1300
1400 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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