Tile — Tring tile, England, France, ca. 1330
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1330
Tile in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number C.9-1931), made in England, France, dated ca. 1330. The museum's brief description reads: Lead-glazed earthenware tile fragment covered with a white slip, carved and incised with apocryphal scenes from the childhood of Christ. English or French, made about 1330.. Museum description: Lead-glazed red earthenware tile fragment with decoration cut away from the background and incised through a coat of white slip; the whole covered with a yellowish clear glaze. The left hand top corner of a rectangular tile, showing the heads of two bearded men, one holding a thick rod or scroll and the head and shoulders of a boy facing right. The museum records it as Lead-glazd earthenware, covered in white slip, with cut and incised decoration., measuring Width 10.8 cm; Depth 3.5 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
See C.469-470-1927 and C.119-1930 for further information. Also see attached documents in Register. Similar tiles are in the British Museum which were acquired from a sale at Sothebys on 3 March 1922 and were described as: 'probably came from the Saxon church of St Peter ad Murum at Bradwell juxta mare, Essex, as they had been for many years in the possession of the Rector of that parish, and were acquired at the sale of his effects'. The subject matter consists of apocryphal and Gospel scenes from the childhood of Christ. The scene represented on this fragment is the 'Adoration of the Magi'.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- red earthenware, slip, clear glaze
- Dimensions
- Width 10.8 cm; Depth 3.5 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Lead-glazd earthenware, covered in white slip, with cut and incised decoration.
- Place recorded
- England, France
Identification
- Museum object name
- Tile
- Museum object number
- C.9-1931
- Museum system number
- O128920
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
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and catalogue references against a specialist reference.