Tile
13th century-14th century (made)
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This floor tile carries decoration in relief in the form of a stag's head set within a shield. The use of relief decoration is relatively scarce on English medieval tiles, the technique only being practised by a small number of workshops. This example comes from Lilleshall Abbey in Shropshire, though its precise place of manufacture is not known.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, with relief decoration |
| Brief description | Red earthenware tile impressed in reverse relief with the image of an antlered stag's head within a shield. The whole covered with an iron-rich glaze which is worn off at the high points of the relief design. From Lilleshall Abbey, Shropshire, English, 13th or 14th century |
| Physical description | Red earthenware tile impressed in reverse relief with the image of an antlered stag's head within a shield. The whole covered with an iron-rich glaze which is worn off at the high points of the relief design. |
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| Object history | From Lilleshall Abbey, Shropshire. Formerly Edkins Collection. |
| Historical context | The arms depicted on this tile have not been identified. A similiar coat of arms: or, stag's head sable are impaled with those of the Tyrell family of Thornton Hall, Bucks/Northants. This is being investigated. This tile is not the product of a known workshop or school of manufacture. |
| Production | From Lilleshall Abbey, Shropshire. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This floor tile carries decoration in relief in the form of a stag's head set within a shield. The use of relief decoration is relatively scarce on English medieval tiles, the technique only being practised by a small number of workshops. This example comes from Lilleshall Abbey in Shropshire, though its precise place of manufacture is not known. |
| Bibliographic reference | Eames, Elizabeth. Catalogue of Medieval Lead-glazed earthenware tiles in the Department of Medieval and Later Antiquities. London: British Museum, 1980. |
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| Accession number | 1129-1892 |
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| Record created | October 24, 2006 |
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