A Stove Tile - c1550
Royal Arms & letters E R
Possibly for a London royal palace of King Edward VI
A stove encased in ceramic tiles, would heat the room of a person of high status.
Now V & A Museum, London
#TilesOnTuesday Church of St John the Baptist,
Hatherleigh, Devon
Ceramic floor tiles dating to 1650-1710. Possibly produced in Barnstaple or Bideford.
“Ceramic items were exported across the Atlantic & are commonly found by archaeologists from Newfoundland to the West Indies.” - (Church guide)
#TilesOnTuesday Church of St Peter, Ashwater, Devon
A tile reredos with a carved wooden canopy by John Northcott of Ashwater. c.1880s.
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