Delftware tile
This tile was from a fire surround of a house in Exeter. Tiles like these were decorative but also informative as they often show scenes from the Bible. This tile shows the tower of Babel.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 39/1991/10
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Architectural fragments
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Material
- ceramictin-glazed earthenware
- Common Name
- Delftware tile
- Simple Name
- tile
- Period Classification
- Stuart (1603-1714)
