Basic info

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Floor tile

Object category

Medieval

Description

Decorated, glazed. Descrined in Harvey Brook's unpublished catalogue as "A large fragment of an encaustic floor tile, a left-hand detail of a quarter pattern design illustrating the chase, quite evidently part of the same scene as that on tile-fragment No188 on which a nobly antlered stag is sen hard pressed by the hounds in his last bid for dear life. On this tile, No 231, in the upper part of the picture just under the bracelet-like ornamental band enclosing the oval-shaped central panel in which this stirring run is dramatically presented the hind-quarters and waving tail of a business-like hound is seen, in the forground is the gallant quarry his hind quarters quivering in every muscle in his vain effort to throw off his relentless pursuers. The left lower half of the tile is much damaged and the head and forelegs of the stag are obliterated. This most interesting tile is particularly coarse & it has traces of the clay of an unbaked tile adhering to its face showing bluish grey round marks. Decoration - dark yellow ochre on a tea-pot brown glaze ground. This is a waster or spoilt tile..."

Production date start

1066

Production date end

1540

Period

Medieval