Tile
late 13th century (made)
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Fragment of a tile of red earthenware with an impressed design of Tristan holding a harp from the medieval story of 'Tristan and Isolde', infilled with white slip and covered with a thin clear lead glaze.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Red earthenware with white slip and a clear lead glaze |
| Brief description | Fragment of a tile of red earthenware infilled with white slip and covered with a thin clear lead glaze. Made at the tilery at Chertsey Abbey. English, late 13th century. |
| Physical description | Fragment of a tile of red earthenware with an impressed design of Tristan holding a harp from the medieval story of 'Tristan and Isolde', infilled with white slip and covered with a thin clear lead glaze. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by J.R. Holliday |
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| Accession number | C.347-1927 |
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| Record created | January 15, 2008 |
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