Floor tile
Category
Architecture / Features & Decoration
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glazed earthenware
Measurements
134 x 135 x 25 mm
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 1991001.13
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 small patches of the design are visible, with the most prominent being along the top half of the tile. This small patch has a little slip and glaze. Around the rest of the tile the outline of the design can be seen in a few places but mostly it is smooth. There is a small piece missing from the bottom left corner. On the reverse is a small amount of mortar and a single central scoop.