Tile
Tile
Object name: Tile
Date: 1680-1900
Medium: Glazed earthenware
Object number: C01462
DescriptionPurple and white Delft ware tile. Within a circle are four figures around a chest of coins in a tiled room. It is possibly depicting Judas and the chief priests with 30 pieces of silver as told in Matthew 26:15.
Many of the craftsmen who made these tiles in Holland travelled to London, bringing their skills with them. "Delftware" factories were set up along the river in Southwark and Lambeth. One of the earliest opened at Montague Close (near Southwark Cathedral) around 1613.
Many of the craftsmen who made these tiles in Holland travelled to London, bringing their skills with them. "Delftware" factories were set up along the river in Southwark and Lambeth. One of the earliest opened at Montague Close (near Southwark Cathedral) around 1613.