Floor tile
Category
Architecture / Features & Decoration
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glazed earthenware
Measurements
134 x 132 x 24 mm
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 1991001.12
Summary
Floor tile - Design 15 - The design depicts a band of stylised rosettes within circles in the bottom left corner. The rest of the design has large stylised seaweed like foliage. The tile has a straight to slight bevel edge and a single central scoop in the reverse. The glaze is light olive over the slip and olive glaze over the body. Potentially late 15th to early 16th century. It is part of a 16 tile set with designs 14, 16 and 17. (Group C – Burnett-Brown Tile Collection Report). The tile is in a stable condition. Only patches of the design are visible, with the most prominent remaining slip being on the top left corner and the middle of the bottom half. The only glaze left is on the slip. The dark clay with the red border is very clear. There is mortar stuck to all edges and a lot stuck to the reverse, including covering the scoop if there is one.