Tile
ca. 1450-1500 (made)
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Fifteenth century floor tiles from Germany were most commonly decorated with designs in relief, many were futher enhanced by the use of coloured lead glazes. Like this heraldic lion rampant, most of these designs were Gothic in style. The green glaze would originally have covered the entire surface of this tile, but has been worn away on the raised areas of the pattern.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, impressed and glazed |
| Brief description | Tile, red earthenware, impressed with a design of a lion rampant, glazed, from Cologne, Germany, circa 1450-1500 |
| Physical description | Tile, red earthenware, impressed with a design of a lion rampant, glazed. |
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| Object history | Originally from Cologne, Germany. Formerly in the collection of Dr Robert Forrer. Bought from him in 1902. |
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| Summary | Fifteenth century floor tiles from Germany were most commonly decorated with designs in relief, many were futher enhanced by the use of coloured lead glazes. Like this heraldic lion rampant, most of these designs were Gothic in style. The green glaze would originally have covered the entire surface of this tile, but has been worn away on the raised areas of the pattern. |
| Bibliographic reference | Graves, Alun. Tiles and Tilework of Europe. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 2002, fig 1.22, p23. |
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| Accession number | 75-1902 |
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| Record created | December 8, 2003 |
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