Tile
late 13th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Left hand part of the subject of Tristan singing to Isolde (lower portion of two figures each with a hand on the harp).
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Red earthenware stamped and inlaid |
| Brief description | Red earthenware with an impressed design of Tristan singing to Isolde and infilled with white clay. Probably from Chertsey Abbey. English, late 13th century. |
| Physical description | Left hand part of the subject of Tristan singing to Isolde (lower portion of two figures each with a hand on the harp). |
| Dimensions |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by J.R. Holliday |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | Tristan and Iseult |
| Bibliographic reference | M. Shurlock, Tiles from Chertsey Abbey |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.348-1927 |
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| Record created | January 15, 2008 |
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