Drawing
late 19th century (made)
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Watercolour drawing, varnished to resemble the surface appearance of an encaustic tile. Copy of 13th century encaustic tiles found during excavations at Chertsey Abbey,
Surrey in 1861. Four sections of frame tiles, two bordered with grotesques and two with
fragments of an inscription from an early romance poem, Sir Tristrem. The inscription is continuous and should form the two arcs of a semi-circle.
Surrey in 1861. Four sections of frame tiles, two bordered with grotesques and two with
fragments of an inscription from an early romance poem, Sir Tristrem. The inscription is continuous and should form the two arcs of a semi-circle.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Watercolour drawing on paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour drawing, varnished. Copy of 13th century encaustic tiles found during excavations at Chertsey Abbey, Surrey, 1861. Manwaring Shurlock; British. |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing, varnished to resemble the surface appearance of an encaustic tile. Copy of 13th century encaustic tiles found during excavations at Chertsey Abbey, Surrey in 1861. Four sections of frame tiles, two bordered with grotesques and two with fragments of an inscription from an early romance poem, Sir Tristrem. The inscription is continuous and should form the two arcs of a semi-circle. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Morgan et se gens tourne en Engleterre’ (Two sections of frame tiles bordered with fragments of an inscription from an early
romance poem, Sir Tristrem.)
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| Object history | This object is one of a set given by the Architectural Association on the 7th August 1916. They were formerly part of the collection of the Royal Architectural Museum in Tufton Street. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Lambert, Susan. Drawing: Technique & Purpose. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1981. p.68. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.609-1916 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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