Manufacturer: Minton Hollins & Co.
 
Date of Manufacture: 1845 - 65
 
Type: Inlaid plastic clay wall or hearth tiles.
 
Description: Two encaustic tiles with a stylised floral design with impressed '16', makers marks, and fifteen stabbed holes to the verso.
 
Design: Central stylized circular floral medallion flanked by organic, scrolling leaf and foliage motifs.
 
Colours: Terracotta red and buff.
 
Dimensions: 4 3/8th" x 4 3/8th" x 1/2" (112 mm x 112 mm x 13 mm)
 
Condition: Nibbles and surface marks (see photos).