Manufacturer: Minton & Co.
 
Date of Manufacture: 1850-1860
 
Type: Inlaid plastic red clay tiles.
 
Description: Nine inlaid encaustic floor tiles in neo-medieval style with makers marks and 25 stabbed holes to the rear.
 
Design: Central fruiting foliate cross set in a circle of leaves, and bordered by rosettes.  
 
Colours: Red and buff.
 
Dimensions (per tile): 6" x 6" x 1" (152 mm x 152 mm x 25 mm)
 
Condition: Chips and nibbles, also edge, surface and corner damage and some mortar adhering to the verso. (see photos).