Medieval Garden (v1 1994)
Price £38 (including UK Tracked post) for us to specially create a copy of this tile. The mould is retrieved from storage and set up for the press. Once created we will treat it in the same way as a personalised tile. It is mounted on our regular presentation cards. If you are interested please get in touch via the Contact Us page.
Inscription: GOD THE FIRST GARDEN MADE
The original rougher version.
This shows two rather well dressed gardeners working in a verdant garden. One holds a tree firmly whilst the other is carrying a basket of fruit and at their feet are two shovels. The design is based on woodcuts from one of the earliest books about gardening, The Book of Planting which was printed in Strasbourg in 1512. The quotation “God the first Garden made” is by Abraham Cowley (1618 – 1667), the seventeenth century Cavalier Poet. As well as being a poet Cowley took a great and practical interest in experimental science. His advocacy led directly to the foundation of the Royal Society in 1660.
Fixing Points: the hole at the top of the tile
Dimensions: 10.2cm x 10.2cm
