Tile
ca. 1332-1350 (made)
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The 14th century saw the development of larger scale commercial tileworks, such as the major factory operating at Penn in Buckinghamshire. There, roof tiles and inlaid floor tiles were made from about 1332 until at least 1388. Penn supplied its products along the Thames Valley as far as London, and numerous churches and important buildings in the region were paved with their tiles. This example comes from Reading Abbey.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, with inlaid decoration |
| Brief description | Red earthenware impressed with a design of a hare and foliage infilled with white clay. The whole covered with a clear lead glaze. From Reading Abbey in Berkshire. English (Penn, Buckinghamshire), about 1332 to 1350. |
| Physical description | Floor tile of red earthenware with inlaid decoration in pale slip, depicting a rabbit amid gothic foliate motifs. |
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| Gallery label | Floor tile from Reading Abbey in Berkshire, Penn, Buckinghamshire, 1332 to 1350(2010 (TAB)) |
| Object history | From Reading Abbey. Formerly Edkins Collection. In 1892 a large group of tiles was bought from Mrs. E. Edkins, the widow of William Edkins. Her husband had been a builder, who worked all over the west of England and many of his tiles came from buildings with which he had been involved. Numbers 920 to 1435-1892 were bought from Mrs. E. Edkins. All were bought for £125. |
| Production | From Reading Abbey in Berkshire |
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| Summary | The 14th century saw the development of larger scale commercial tileworks, such as the major factory operating at Penn in Buckinghamshire. There, roof tiles and inlaid floor tiles were made from about 1332 until at least 1388. Penn supplied its products along the Thames Valley as far as London, and numerous churches and important buildings in the region were paved with their tiles. This example comes from Reading Abbey. |
| Bibliographic reference | Graves, Alun. Tiles and Tilework of Europe. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 2002, fig 1.17, p20. |
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| Accession number | 1330-1892 |
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| Record created | November 24, 2003 |
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