Manufacturer: Minton & Co. Patent.
 
Date of Manufacture: 1835-45.
 
Type: Plastic clay floor tile of sandwich construction.
 
Description: An encaustic clay floor tile in neo-Gothic style with maker's marks and 25 stabbed holes to rear.
 
Design: Armorial/heraldic shield with three stars over crescent moons set in a quatrefoil.
 
Colours: Black, terracotta red and buff.
 
Dimensions: 6" x 6" x 1" (152 mm x 152 mm x 24 mm)
 
Condition: Chips and nibbles (see photos).