Tile with a King Holding Flowers
Unknown
13th–14th century · Glazed earthenware · The Cloisters
Two-colored, or encaustic, tiles like these were produced by pressing a wooden block with a design carved in relief into soft clay. The tiler then poured a cream-colored slip into the resulting impression, and the piece was fired with a lead glaze. The tiles, often decorated with heraldic motifs, were used for paving floors and for wainscoting.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 13th–14th century
- Medium
- Glazed earthenware
- Culture
- British
- Department
- The Cloisters
- Credit line
- Gift of Sam Fogg, 2015
