POST MEDIEVAL TILE

1618

A Post Medieval London Delftware (tin-glazed earthenware) polychrome floor tile fragment (c.1618-c.1650). This fragment is probably from the Pickleherring pothouse, Southwark. The tile has a hand-painted geometric design of blue on white with a floral motif in the centre and a semicircular corner decorative area in yellow in one corner, there is a tiny area of green paint still visible in the adjacent corner.The tile is very similar to another corner fragment from Pickleherring pothouse; Pickleherring Design 11, Style 1 (Tyler, Betts & Stephenson 2008:54-5). The differences can be explained by variation in the hand-painting. Dimensions: thickness: 18.81mm; weight: 131.29g.Reference: Tyler, K., Betts, I. And Stephenson, R. 2008. London’s Delftware Industry. The tin-glazed pottery industries of Southwark and Lambeth. MoLAS Monograph 40.Identification by Ian Betts, Building Material Specialist, Museum of London Archaeology Service.