Painted Tin-Glazed Earthenware Tile Sherd

One tin-glazed refined earthenware tile corner sherd with a buff paste and a thick white glaze. The tile has an oxhead/foliate corner design with double concentric circles around the central motif. The central motif appears to consist of some type of foliage, but there is not enough of the tile remaining to determine the specific pattern. The opposite surface has no visible mortar.

• Object number

  808.53

• Date made

  1600 - 1800

• Dimensions

  Thickness 0.29 inches

• Decoration

  Painted

• Color

  Cobalt Blue

• Animals/objects

  Tile

• Patterns

  Other

• Category

  Architectural

• Class

  Ceramic

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 14 North, Midden Level 2 (624.808)

• Ware types

  Tin Glazed

  Buff Paste