five fragments; C
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1260-1290
These fragments of a tile were once part of a highly decorated floor at Chertsey Abbey, Surrey. The pattern on the tile was created by inlaying white clay into the surface of the main body of the tile.
Unlike most medieval inlaid tiles they were probably moulded, rather than stamped with the design, before the white clay was inlaid. Production of tiles for Chertsey Abbey, Surrey seems to have begun around 1250 and continued for most of the thirteenth century. Eames notes that the work of the Chertsey tilers was 'decoratively and technically better than that of any other medieval tilers known in France and England.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height 20.2 cm; Width 20 cm; Depth 3.7 cm; Weight 1.78 kg
- Materials and techniques
- Earthenware with inlaid decoration
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Chertsey Abbey
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O131668
- Museum object number
- 447:1-1905
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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