Tile
late 13th - early 14th century (made)
| Place of origin |
The tile is rectangular. The decoration is inlaid in white slip and is as follows: Along the top are branches and leaves. On the left is a small bird in flight. On the right is a stag walking to the right. The inlay is deep and the glaze is clear and is in the best condition on the sides. The back has three large cavities which would have been gouged out when the clay was leather hard.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Red earthenware, stamped, inlaid, glazed |
| Brief description | Red earthenware stamped with a design of a stag hunt and inlaid with white slip, covered with a lead glaze. Probably made at Naish Hill, Wiltshire, near Stanley Abbey. English, late 13th or early 14th century. |
| Physical description | The tile is rectangular. The decoration is inlaid in white slip and is as follows: Along the top are branches and leaves. On the left is a small bird in flight. On the right is a stag walking to the right. The inlay is deep and the glaze is clear and is in the best condition on the sides. The back has three large cavities which would have been gouged out when the clay was leather hard. |
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| Object history | Given by Antony Dufort, 41 Tunstall Road, London SW9 The tile was excavated with C.182-1980 and probably comes from the site of Malmesbury Abbey, according to Jonathan Horne who sold his tiles to Mr. Dufort. Similar tiles are known from Stanley Abbey, near Chippenham, Wiltshire The three cavities in the back provided an extra bond between the tiles and the mortar bed in which they were set. They were more widely used in the 13th century than in later times. |
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| Other number | C.182-1980 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.181-1980 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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