Floor tile
Category
Architecture / Features & Decoration
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glazed earthenware
Measurements
133 x 133 x 24 mm
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 1545814.12
Summary
Floor Tile - Design 11 – Heraldic design with the shield of de Clare set diagonally within a circle beneath a band of 5 petalled rosettes. There is droopy foliage in the opposite corner to the shield and there is a band of inlay along two edges to form a frame around four tiles. The tile is designed to be repeated with itself in a set of four tiles. The tile has a straight bevelled edge and a single shallow scoop in the reverse. The slip is cream coloured, with a light olive glaze over the slip and light to dark olive over the body of the tile. (Group C – Burnett-Brown Tile Collection Report). The tile is in stable condition as the vast majority of the slip has worn away, apart from a small amount along one edge. No glaze remains on the tile. The remaining slip and depressions make the design identifiable. There is a chunk of mortar along one edge.