The tiles in this collection date from the 2nd quarter of the 13th century. They cover medieval and gothic periods and continue on to the gothic revival era of the Victorian period ending with examples of Minton Tiles designed by Pugin. The collection is comprised of tiles mainly from France and England.

The process by which these tiles were manufactured was solely by hand with the exception of the Victorian period tiles which were some of the first examples of the mass production capabilities by machines of "art tile". They are all of the design today known as inlaid or encaustic tiles, which means that they are stamped to leave an impression, then filled with a contrasting coloured liquid clay body. When the tile was dry the excess clay (overfill) was scraped away to reveal the design . The tile was then covered with a glaze material then fired.

Nearly all of the tiles in this collection are examples of tiles
you would find in museums located in Europe.
Please note: Tiles cataloged or exhibited will be denoted.

13 th & 14 th century Tiles of King René 15th 16th & 17th century 18th century 19th century