Manufacturer: Minton Hollins & Co.
 
Date of Manufacture: 1845-90
 
Type: Glazed plastic clay wall or heart tile of sandwich construction.
 
Description: An encaustic clay floor tile in neo-Gothic style with maker's marks and sixteen stabbed holes to rear.
 
Design: Armorial/heraldic shield with Lion Rampant and with foliate tendrils to the lower spandrels.
 
Colours: Terracotta red and buff.
 
Dimensions: 5" x 5" x 1/2" (128 mm x 128 mm x 13 mm)
 
Condition:  Chips and nibbles to corners and edges (see photos).