Red and yellow tiling with borders (1) by Minton, originally laid at the Chapter House, York Minster during Sydney Smirke's restoration of 1844-45. Within the octagonal floor are eight large trapezoidal areas and a smaller central octagon. This makes for some complicated patterning. The Chapter House signage says, "many still have their original yellow overglaze" and explains that an invoice of 1845 indicates that "four patterns are unique to York Minster."
Photograph 2022, and text, by Rita Wood; formatting by Jacqueline Banerjee. Click on the image to enlarge it. [You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the photographer and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite it in a print one.]
Links to other examples of tiles here
- Chapter House, York Minster (shows tiles in situ)
- Red and yellow tiles with fleur-de-lys pattern
- Red and yellow pattern with the Minster's cross-keys motif (1)
- Red and yellow pattern with the Minster's cross-keys motif (2)
- Red and yellow geometric patterns
- Red and yellow grapevine pattern
- Red and yellow tiles, foliate and geometric pattern
- Red and yellow tiling with borders (2)
Created 23 April 2022