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Description: | A fragment of Medieval inlaid earthernware, lead glazed, floor tile, measuring 86.90mm along one broken edge, 76.36mm from that edge towards a point almost exactly at the centre of the tile where the break is, and 22mm in depth. The fabric of the tile itself is a mid pink with some fine inclusions. The design is of stiff leaf foliate cruciform pattern emanating from a quatrefoil centrepiece. These designs were achieved by applying carved stamps to the surface of the wet tile, resulting in cavities between 1mm and 3mm in depth (as in this example). White clay, in a plastic state, was then added and the whole glazed with a lead glaze before firing. The colours are pale green (background) with the foliate design in cream, though the original colours may have been brown and yellow, respectively (see Salisbury Museum Medieval Catalogue part 1 p94). The underside of the tile shows parts of two of what would have been four scooped ovate depressions c40mm across. These would help the tile to adhere to the mortar bed of the floor on which it was laid but also apparently helped the tile to dry evenly. The tile design is no131 in the Salisbury Museum Medieval Catalogue part 1 (and see Eames 1980 Vol 2 2495 and see examples Museum nos OA.8123 and 8193 and others). It is of the Wessex School of tile makers and dated to the 13th century. Tiles of this design have been recorded for Clarendon Palace where this fragment was found, and Salisbury Cathedral Chapter House.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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