Tile
ca. 1260-1290 (made)
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Chertsey Abbey in Surrey can be associated with an exceptionally fine group of medieval floor tiles. These were initially produced as complex tile-mosaic, though the designs were later adapted for more standard tile shapes. Originally the tiny roundels and foliate sections of the design of this tile were produced as separate mosaic elements. The roundels contain a lion and gryphon, along with the heads of a king and a bishop or abbot.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, with inlaid decoration |
| Brief description | Tile of red earthenware, from Chertsey Abbey. English, ca. 1260-1290 |
| Physical description | Tile of red earthenware impressed with a pattern of four roundels containing images of a lion, griffin, an abbot's and a king's head on a field of stylised foliate crosses, inlaid with white clay and partly glazed. |
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| Credit line | None |
| Object history | Originally from Chertsey Abbey. Note in Register: Found amongst some architectural fragments in the Crypt of the Museum below Room 46 by Mr. Bedford. Historical significance: Adapted from earlier designs placed on mosaic tiles, which have been simplified by placing on a square tile. |
| Production | The later tiles from Chetsey Abbey, at least, are known to have been made on site. |
| Summary | Chertsey Abbey in Surrey can be associated with an exceptionally fine group of medieval floor tiles. These were initially produced as complex tile-mosaic, though the designs were later adapted for more standard tile shapes. Originally the tiny roundels and foliate sections of the design of this tile were produced as separate mosaic elements. The roundels contain a lion and gryphon, along with the heads of a king and a bishop or abbot. |
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| Accession number | C.9-1918 |
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| Record created | November 24, 2003 |
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