Record ID: LON-DFCC10
Object type: TILE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval ceramic delftware bichrome tin glazed wall tile dating to AD 1700-1750. Probably made in London. The tile is decorated with a central motif in blue and white probably depicting a biblical narrative. The remaining sherd is decorated with an interior scene with a forward facing figure with his left arm outstreached. The reverse of the tile is unglazed. Dimensions: length: 49.79mm; width: 38.87mm; thickness: 7.44mm; weight: 15.19g. Reference: Betts, I.M. and Weinstein, R.I., 2010 Tin-glazed tiles from London. London: Museum of Lo…
Created on: Thursday 15th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
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Record ID: LON-D71409
Object type: TILE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval bichrome Dieppe, glazed ceramic floor tile, Norton design 52 dating to the 14th century. This tile is decorated with curved bands with rosettes in the bands, zoomorphic beasts in angles. In the lower right corner is one quarter of larger rosette which would have been completed when laid with three other identical tiles. Three complete tiles and one incomplete tile of the same design have been recovered from the same spot, see LON-052AB4, LON-49560A and LON-B8CD46. Dimensions: length: 103.34mm; width: 96.11mm; maximum th…
Created on: Friday 22nd September 2023
Last updated: Monday 25th September 2023
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Record ID: LON-89F257
Object type: TILE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval ceramic delftware tin glazed polychrome tile dating to AD 1571-1620. The tile is probable English, from Aldgate pothouse London. The front of the tile is decorated with blue bordered medallion within which is animal. In the corners are blue and white stylised fleur-de-lis. A tile with similar corner design is recorded in Betts & Weinstein (2010:98 No.45).The reverse of the tile is unglazed. Dimensions: length: 116.83mm; width: 50.32mm; thickness: 17.30mm; weight: 138.35g. Reference: Betts, I.M. and Weinstein, R.I., 20…
Created on: Thursday 1st June 2023
Last updated: Thursday 13th July 2023
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Record ID: LON-89C5AF
Object type: TILE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval ceramic delftware bichrome tin glazed wall tile dating to AD 1700-1750. Probably made in London. The tile is decorated with a central motif in blue and white probably depicting a biblical narrative. The remaining sherd is decorated with an interior scene with two standing figures. The reverse of the tile is unglazed. Dimensions: length: 64.33mm; width: 56.95mm; thickness: 8.16mm; weight: 27.08g. Reference: Betts, I.M. and Weinstein, R.I., 2010 Tin-glazed tiles from London. London: Museum of London Archaeology.
Created on: Thursday 1st June 2023
Last updated: Thursday 13th July 2023
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Record ID: LON-89A8E8
Object type: TILE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval tin-glazed earthen ware tile dating from AD 1740-1760. The tile has a Harbour scene within an octagonal border with carnation at each corner. Approximately half the tile remains. Similar complete tiles can be seen in Horne 1989:23 no. 51 and Mol 146 no. 293. Dimensions: length: 126.46mm; width: 79.67mm; thickness: 3.43mm; weight: 97.90g Reference: Betts, I.M. and Weinstein, R.I., 2010 Tin-glazed tiles from London. London: Museum of London Archaeology.
Created on: Thursday 1st June 2023
Last updated: Thursday 13th July 2023
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Record ID: LON-B59E87
Object type: TILE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Post-Medieval border ware stove tile, dating to AD 1550-1600. The tile fragment is of moulded design. The tile has a green glaze and depicts a dragon.  Dimensions: length: 76.12mm; width: 54.96mm; thickness: 18.04mm; weight: 78.67g. "When the traveller and diarist Baron Waldstein visited England in 1600, he observed that the queen had a tile-stove fired by sea-coal in her bathroom at Hampton Court. Archaeology has shown that smokeless stoves made from ceramic tiles were imported from western Germany into southern England from the middle of the 15th…
Created on: Monday 22nd May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd May 2023
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Record ID: LON-49560A
Object type: TILE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval bichrome Dieppe, glazed ceramic floor tile, Norton design 52 dating to the 14th century. This tile is decorated with curved bands with rosettes in the bands, zoomorphic beasts in angles. In the lower right corner is one quarter of larger rosette which would have been completed when laid with three other identical tiles. Two complete tiles and one incomplete tile of the same design have been recovered from the same spot, see LON-052AB4 & LON-B8CD46. Dimensions: length: 105.94mm; width: 106.66mm; maximum thickness: 20.91mm; weight: 422g. Re…
Created on: Tuesday 21st February 2023
Last updated: Saturday 4th March 2023
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Record ID: LON-FC3A7D
Object type: TILE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval ceramic delftware bichrome tin glazed wall tile dating to AD 1680-1760. Probably made in London. This is a 'medallion' style tile. The tile is decorated with a central motif in blue and white depicting a man kneeling in front of a standing figure in a landscape, this is depicting the biblical scene 'Christ healing the blind man' (John 9 vv. 6-7), all within a circular double line border. In the corner of the tile is a barred ox-head corner motif. The reverse of the tile is unglazed. A similar tile is il…
Created on: Tuesday 24th January 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 31st May 2023
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Record ID: LON-552FDE
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Roman ceramic tile with Procuratorial stamp dating from AD 80-120. The fragment of tegula or brick has the impression of a stamp that when complete would have read PP BR LON, this is a type Betts 5 stamp. Only the first two letters of the stamp, 'PP' remain. The full stamp would have read P(rocuratores) P(ovinciae) BR(itanniae) LON(dinium). There were 3 examples of die 5 recorded by 1995 which were all recorded on tegula. (Betts 1995:211). The fabric of the tile is red/orange in colour and mixed with occasional inclusions, it has a light grey …
Created on: Thursday 29th September 2022
Last updated: Saturday 8th July 2023
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Record ID: LON-F3E89C
Object type: TILE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval two-colour, 'Westminster' group glazed ceramic floor tile dating to the 14th century. This is an Eames design No. 2776 examples in the catalogue are no. 799 from Temple Dinsley. The tile is a highly fired, bright red ceramic. Dimensions: length: 104.07mm; width: 106.74mm; maximum thickness: 27.84mm; weight: 394g. Reference: Eames E., 1980. Catalogue of Medieval lead-glazed earthenware tiles in the department of Medieval and Later Antiquities, British Museum, vol. I & II. London: British Museum Publications.
Created on: Wednesday 31st August 2022
Last updated: Thursday 17th November 2022
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Record ID: LON-325521
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Roman ceramic Lowther's Group 5 and Betts Die 60, relief-patterned flue-tile dating from AD 50-410. A similar tile is illustrated in Betts et al (1997:58 Fig.27df No.60). The front is decorated with relief-patterned rolled design in the "Diamond and lattice" group style. Betts writes "Keyed with wooden rollers applied when the clay was still damp, before they were put into the kiln to fire. This was added so the tiles could be more firmly mortared into place." The fabric is fully oxidised and red throughout. Betts et al (1997:121) write "There is no useful context or c…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd June 2022
Last updated: Friday 8th July 2022
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Record ID: LON-C9EB74
Object type: TILE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval ceramic delftware tin glazed polychrome tile dating to AD 1560-1650. Similar tiles are recorded in Betts & Weinstein (2010:102-103 No.68-69). Tiles painted with this design were excavated at Norfolk house (MOL site code NOR90) pothouse. Dutch tiles with this design are dated AD 1560-1600 (Pluis 1997, 212 A.01.03.54). The tile has a floral and geometric pattern. The reverse of the tile is unglazed. Dimensions: length: 138.05mm; width: 68.04mm; thickness: 14.50mm; weight: 231g Reference: Betts, I.M. and Weinstein, R.I., 2010 Tin-glazed tiles from Lo…
Created on: Tuesday 24th May 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 31st May 2022
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Record ID: LON-63B5F9
Object type: TILE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Post-Medieval border ware stove tile, dating to AD 1550-1600. The tile fragment is of moulded design. The tile has a green glaze and depicts a colum and part of the letter R, probably from a design bearing the Royal Arms and ER Cipher for Elizabeth I with the Tudor Rose below. A complete similar Stove tile is in the Museum of London collection. Dimensions: length: 58.84mm; width: 102.94mm; thickness: 80.66mm; weight: 239g. "When the traveller and diarist Baron Waldstein visited England in 1600, he observed that the queen had a tile-stove fired by sea-coal in …
Created on: Thursday 19th May 2022
Last updated: Monday 23rd May 2022
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Record ID: LON-637421
Object type: TILE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Post-Medieval border ware stove tile, dating to AD 1550-1600. The tile fragment is of moulded design. The tile has a green glaze and depicts a bearded standing figure in loin cloth, arms raised above his head. Dimensions: length: 93.85mm; width: 37.34mm; thickness: 33.79mm; weight: 67.55g. "When the traveller and diarist Baron Waldstein visited England in 1600, he observed that the queen had a tile-stove fired by sea-coal in her bathroom at Hampton Court. Archaeology has shown that smokeless stoves made from ceramic tiles were imported from western Germany in…
Created on: Thursday 19th May 2022
Last updated: Monday 23rd May 2022
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Record ID: LON-88644D
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Roman ceramic tile with Procuratorial stamp dating from AD 80-120. The fragment of tegula or brick has the impression of a stamp that when complete would have read PPBRLON within a frame, this is a type 2485.8 stamp. Only the first three letters of the stamp, 'PPB' in retrograde remain. The full stamp would have read P(rocuratores) P(ovinciae) B(itanniae) LON(dini): 'The procurators of the province of Britain at London'. Betts (1995:207) writes " (Die 8B) " There were 20 examples of die 2485.8 recorded by 1995 of whi…
Created on: Wednesday 9th March 2022
Last updated: Monday 20th November 2023
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Record ID: LON-CBD820
Object type: TILE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval bichrome, glazed ceramic floor tile dating to the 14th century. This a Penn tile. The tile is a highly fired, bright red ceramic. Dimensions: length: 73.49mm; width: 52.05mm; maximum thickness: 20.61mm; weight: 71.14g Reference: Eames E., 1980. Catalogue of medieval lead-glazed earthenware tiles in the department of Medieval and Later Antiquities, British Museum, vol. I & II. London: British Museum Publications.
Created on: Monday 28th February 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2024
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Record ID: LON-B8CD46
Object type: TILE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Medieval bichrome Dieppe, glazed ceramic floor tile, Norton design 52 dating to the 14th century. Dimensions: length: 49.83mm; width: 36.58mm; maximum thickness: 21.70mm; weight: 35.42g. Two complete tiles of the same design have been recovered from the same spot, see LON-052AB4. Reference: Eames E., 1980. Catalogue of medieval lead-glazed earthenware tiles in the department of Medieval and Later Antiquities, British Museum, vol. I & II. London: British Museum Publications. Norton, Edward., 1993. The export of decorated floor tiles from Normand…
Created on: Tuesday 15th February 2022
Last updated: Saturday 4th March 2023
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Record ID: LON-B7999B
Object type: TILE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval two-colour, Dieppe group glazed ceramic floor tile dating to the 13th-14th century. This is Norton design 32 and Eames design No. 2060 examples in the catalogue are no. 11272 from Lewes Priory and 13460 from Winchelsea. Examples in Norton (1993:88 are no.32) from La Folatiere, (Charente-Maritime) chateau. This is the first recording of this design from London. The tile looks to be unused. The tile has an asymmetrical geometric diamond lattice design and square knots. This tile formed one element from a patterned pavement where a…
Created on: Tuesday 15th February 2022
Last updated: Saturday 4th March 2023
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Record ID: LON-B6E7FB
Object type: TILE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval two-colour, a Dieppe group glazed ceramic floor tile dating to the 13th-14th century. This is a Norton design 21 tile and Eames design No. 2597 examples in the catalogue are no. 13,525 with unknown providence. This is the first recording of this design from London. The tile looks to be unused. The tile has a floral design consisting of a diagonally aligned plant with a large leaf either side of a thin stem which terminates in a trefoil. Thin sprigs with trefoil ends emanate from the lower part of the stem terminating in the othe…
Created on: Tuesday 15th February 2022
Last updated: Saturday 4th March 2023
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Record ID: LON-229A12
Object type: TILE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval bichrome, glazed ceramic floor tile dating to the 14th century. This probbly a Penn tile. Not in Eames. Uncertain pattern. The tile is a highly fired, bright red ceramic. Dimensions: length: 81.14mm; width: 72.31mm; maximum thickness: 24.36mm Reference: Eames E., 1980. Catalogue of medieval lead-glazed earthenware tiles in the department of Medieval and Later Antiquities, British Museum, vol. I & II. London: British Museum Publications.
Created on: Tuesday 8th February 2022
Last updated: Thursday 15th June 2023
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