Manufacturer: Minton & Co
 
Date of Manufacture: 1835-45
 
Type: Plastic clay tiles set in a black painted wooden frame forming a 4-tile panel in the neo-medieval, gothic revival style.
 
Description: Four framed encaustic or inlaid tiles of sandwich construction with maker's mark and twenty-five stabbed holes to the verso. 
 
Design: Cardinal foliate cross of oak leaves in a quatrefoil within a circular border of florets and with oak leaves at the corners.
 
Colours: Blue, terracotta red, brown and buff.
 
Dimensions: 13" x 13" x 1 1/2" (330 mm x 330 mm x 45 mm)
 
Condition: Chip and nibbles and some surface marks (see photos).