Encaustic tile
Minton's Ltd (Minton and Co.)
Category
Ceramics
Date
Unknown
Materials
Place of origin
Stoke-on-Trent
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Cliveden Estate, Buckinghamshire
NT 766426.2
Summary
1 of 2 curved tiles making up part of a circular border of the 1895 floor. This tile shows a portion of buff beads on white sandwiched between buff lines along the sight edge and a partial buff garland of laurel and half of a white paterae on blue. This circular border comprises of 8 curved tiles with buff beads on white sandwiched between buff lines along the sight edge and then centred on red are four buff garlands of laurel alternated with four white paterae on blue, presumably intended to be positioned at 12 o’clock, 3 o’clock, 6 o’clock and 9 o’clock
Makers and roles
Minton's Ltd (Minton and Co.) , manufacturer