Tile fragment
Category
Architecture / Interiors
Date
1550 - 1553
Materials
Glazed earthenware
Measurements
50 x 40 x 25 mm
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Ceramics and glass
NT 1545811.45.1
Summary
Two Fragments of Floor Tile that fit together - Design 8 – This design shows scrolls and a vase below a double band with swags and scorpion tail tips. Olive green glazed body with a light green /creamy yellow slip inlay. There is a shallow central scoop on the reverse of the tile. From a collection of designs of tiles commissioned for Lacock Abbey by William Sharington. Manufactured between 1550-3. These are part of a set with designs 1(or 2), 3, 6, 7, 28 and 31.(Group A – Burnett-Brown Tile Collection Report). This is the top left corner. The glaze and slip are in good condition.
Provenance
Purchased with the family collection of Abbey contents in situ from Mrs Petronella Burnett-Brown December 2009.