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Tile
Unique ID: LON-DCCC06
Object type certainty: Certain
An incomplete Medieval decorated floor tile, probably Penn type (14th century). The tile is decorated with a two-colour design for a repeating single tile pattern. At the centre of the tile a white slip fleur de lis is present on a dark ground. It is enclosed in a diamond defined by further white slip which divides the tile into four diagonal sections. The tile has two pairs of symmetrical semi-circular decoration in the corners marked out in white slip. The exact pattern is difficult to make out because of where the tile has broken, and the post-deposition discolouration of the surface. The pattern appears to be similar to that illustrated in Eames (1980) ref. 2232, catalogue examples of which were produced at Penn. Penn, in Buckinghamshire, was a major centre of tile mass-production during the 14th century (Eames 1980, 221). This tile formed one element from a patterned pavement where adjacent tiles would have completed the semi-circular motifs to form circles with central floral patterns. The tile is a highly fired, bright red ceramic.
Dimensions: length: 77.67mm; width: 105.51mm; thickness: 23.2mm; weight: 248.76g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 1300
Date to: AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Length: 77.67 mm
Width: 105.51 mm
Thickness: 23.2 mm
Weight: 248.76 g
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Tile [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Hand made [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Surface Treatment: Slipped [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: South East And London
County: Greater London
District: Wandsworth
Parish: Putney
Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TQ2475
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Open fresh water [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st July 2009
Personal details
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Recorded by: Ms Felicity Winkley
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Identified by: Ms Felicity Winkley - [view all attributed records]
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Created:
Tuesday 20th October 2009
Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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