Tile
late 13th century (made)
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Two fragments of a tile, joined together, of red earthenware stamped with two heads, representing King Mark and Tristan and inlaid with white clay. Chertsey type. English, late 13th century.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stamped and inlaid earthenware |
| Brief description | Two fragments of a tile, joined together, of red earthenware stamped with a design consisting of the heads of King Mark and Tristan and inlaid with white clay. Chertsey type. English, late 13th century. |
| Physical description | Two fragments of a tile, joined together, of red earthenware stamped with two heads, representing King Mark and Tristan and inlaid with white clay. Chertsey type. English, late 13th century. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by J. R. Holliday |
| Historical context | Similar to a tile depicted by Shurlock (see Refs.). |
| Production | Chertsey type |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | Tristan and Isolde |
| Bibliographic reference | Shurlock, Manwaring, Tiles from Chertsey Abbey Surrey, London, 1885 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.332-1927 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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