Not currently on display at the V&A

Tile

13th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (maker)
Place of origin
England (made)

Tile, red earthenware, impressed with a design of ornamental diagonals, the interspaces being filled in with vesica-shaped leaves, inlaid with white clay and glazed.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Earthenware
Tiles
Object type
Tile
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, stamped, inlaid and glazed
Earthenware
Inlaid
Brief description
Tile, red earthenware, impressed with a design of ornamental diagonals, the interspaces being filled in with vesica-shaped leaves, inlaid with white clay and glazed, from Muchelney Abbey, Somerset, England, 13th century
Physical description
Tile, red earthenware, impressed with a design of ornamental diagonals, the interspaces being filled in with vesica-shaped leaves, inlaid with white clay and glazed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5 3/8in (Note: measurement as given in register)
  • Width: 3 5/8in (Note: measurement as given in register)
Style
Medieval
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
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Object history
Originally from Muchelney Abbey, Somerset, England.

Formerly in the collection of William Edkins. Bought from his widow, Mrs E. Edkins, in 1892.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
1227-1892

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O278217/tile-unknown/
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