Stove tile with depiction of a griffin

Stove tile with depiction of a griffin is held by Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe (Germany). Description supplied by the holding institution: The city of Baden-Baden and Hohenbaden Castle, situated above on the Battert rock, gave their name to the dynasty of the Margraves and later Grand Dukes of Baden. In the year 1112 they referred to themselves for the first time as "von Baden". At that point, the castle built a few years earlier already served as the seat of power and retained this function until the end of the 15th century. The oldest part of the complex, today's Oberburg, still had a strongly defensive character. Younger parts of the complex, such as the Bernhardsbau built around 1400, on the other hand already show the transition to representational castle architecture, which also displayed considerably more living comfort. Already by the mid-19th century, excavations were undertaken at Hohenbaden Castle. The finds offer an insight into the former furnishing of the castle rooms, but also into everyday life in such a castle. Thus, numerous stove tiles are evidence that several rooms could be heated. These green… The collection record gives measurements Höhe: 18.5 cm, Breite: 18.5 cm [Height: 18.5 cm, Width: 18.5 cm]. Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.