ceramic building material/floor tile
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11th century Penn Floor tile with white painted upper surface and clear glaze decorated with quatrefoil design within circle. centre of motif contains diamond pattern with corners that bear cruciform shapes. Centre of diamond contains simple irregular cross. Design known from Sopwell already however similar designs seen in tiles from Pitstone, Horsenden and Saunderton,Bucks. Dunstable ,Beds. Northchurch and Sandridge, Herts.
Tile produced from slab of prepared clay, held in wooden framewhile die bearing decorstion stamped into surface. Die covered with Slip of white firing clay left on surface of tile as impressed. Process prefected in Bucks gave rise to Chilton tile industry centred on Penn. Producers able to take over markets in SE England(London-Oxford). Tiles made close to site where they were to be used (transportation costs).thickness of tiles reduced to reduce production costs.3/4" thinest possible without warping during firing. After stamping covered in lead glaze =characteristic orange-brown colour of surfaceyellow result of reaction during firing between white slip and lead glaze. Upper surface of tile glazed only.from Sopwell Nunnery.
Tile produced from slab of prepared clay, held in wooden framewhile die bearing decorstion stamped into surface. Die covered with Slip of white firing clay left on surface of tile as impressed. Process prefected in Bucks gave rise to Chilton tile industry centred on Penn. Producers able to take over markets in SE England(London-Oxford). Tiles made close to site where they were to be used (transportation costs).thickness of tiles reduced to reduce production costs.3/4" thinest possible without warping during firing. After stamping covered in lead glaze =characteristic orange-brown colour of surfaceyellow result of reaction during firing between white slip and lead glaze. Upper surface of tile glazed only.from Sopwell Nunnery.
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floor tile
Measurements
Length: 10.4cm
Width: 10.4cm
Thickness: 2.2cm
Width: 10.4cm
Thickness: 2.2cm
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Accession No
1981.2699
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