Manufacturer: Minton & Co
 
Date of Manufacture: 1835-45
 
Type: Plastic clay tiles with a repeating pattern forming a 4-tile panel in the neo-medieval, gothic revival style.
 
Description: Four encaustic or inlaid tiles of sandwich construction with maker's mark and twenty-five stabbed holes to the verso. 
 
Design: Forming a pettern 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: 5 7/8" x 5 7/8" x 7/8" (148 mm x 148 mm x 24 mm)
 
Condition: Chip and nibbles (see photos).