13th and 14th Century Tiles presented by Historic Tile Company and European Reclamation

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Example of tile found in the chamber of Queen Philippa's apartment in the Clarendon Palace, Wilshire, England. Product common of the Wessex school. Size aprox. 5.5" x 5.5", circa 1237.

Cataloged & displayed at the British Museum.

Reproduced by Historic Tile Co.

An interesting note - the back side of tile reveals scoop marks made when clay was still pliable.

Scoop marks were made to provide greater adhesion.

English, Wessex school
Fragment of a griffin.

French, circa 1280
Tarn-et-Garonne.

English, We found this plain glazed tile fragment in a rubble heap believed to be holding the entire original floor of a 12th century church near the village of East Haddon.

14th Century Tiles This collection of tiles consist mostly of English tiles nearly all of which have been cataloged by
Elizabeth Eames of the British Museum.
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English, (rare)
King holding scepter and flower
aprox. 5" x 5".

English origin
(not cataloged).
aprox. 4 1/2" x 2 1/2"

English, image of Satan
Manufactured in
Penn, Buchinghamshire
aprox. 4" x 4".

English, Manufactured in Penn, Buchinghamshire
aprox. 4" x 4".

French origin, unusual marbleized pattern, then split while wet to make triangular shape.
aprox. 4" x 4"

English, found in the Thames River.
Manufactured in Penn, Buchinghamshire
aprox. 4" x 4".

A tile fragment with the
Lombardic Alphabet.
aprox. 4" x 2 1/2"

English, Nottingham tile with Lombardic A & Gerard in small letters, scored and split.

English from Tyler hill, Geometric pattern also found in France in 13th century.

English tile from
Dall Abbey, Nottingham.
aprox. 4 1/2" x 4 1/2". English, Nottingham Pottery. Double Headed Eagle. aprox. 4" x 4"

English,
geometric pattern.
from Westminster

"Line Impressed" Tiles
(Cataloged and displayed by the British Museum)

English, acorn pattern, From Strata Abbey,
made by Midland Tylers
aprox. 5" x 5".

How these are made:
A red terra cotta base is covered with white clay
(called "slip"),
then they are
impressed and glazed.

English, clover in center,
made by Midland Tylers
aprox. 4 3/4" x 4 3/4".

English, tutor rose in center, red terra cotta,
impressed and glazed made by Midland Tylers
aprox. 4 3/4" x 4 3/4".

English, double headed eagle
(difficult to distinguish),
found in Cheshire, Wales, and Ireland
aprox. 4"x 4".

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English, (rare) King holding scepter and flower aprox. 5" x 5".	English origin (not cataloged). aprox. 4 1/2" x 2 1/2"	English, image of Satan Manufactured in Penn, Buchinghamshire aprox. 4" x 4".	English, Manufactured in Penn, Buchinghamshire aprox. 4" x 4".
French origin, unusual marbleized pattern, then split while wet to make triangular shape. aprox. 4" x 4"	English, found in the Thames River. Manufactured in Penn, Buchinghamshire aprox. 4" x 4".	A tile fragment with the Lombardic Alphabet. aprox. 4" x 2 1/2" English, Nottingham tile with Lombardic A & Gerard in small letters, scored and split.	English from Tyler hill, Geometric pattern also found in France in 13th century.
English tile from Dall Abbey, Nottingham. aprox. 4 1/2" x 4 1/2".	English, Nottingham Pottery. Double Headed Eagle. aprox. 4" x 4"		English, geometric pattern. from Westminster