A Floortile With Fleur-de-lis And Dots, Utrecht-1300-1350

A rare floortile of red-baked clay, with stamped decor of French Fleur-de-Lis and dots.

In Vormen uit Vuur 215/216, magazine of the Dutch Association of Friends of Ceramics and Glass, the same tiles are depicted with the caption: ‘Plavuis 1300-1350, soil find Dom (see below), Utrecht, Collection Pandhuis Utrecht’ (see picture 2)

St. Martin’s Cathedral, Utrecht, or Dom Church in the Netherlands is a Gothic church dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours, which was the cathedral of the Diocese of Utrecht during the Middle Ages. It was once the Netherlands’ largest church, but the nave collapsed in a storm in 1674 and has never been rebuilt, leaving the tower isolated from the east end. The building is the one church in the Netherlands that closely resembles the style of classic Gothic architecture as developed in France. All other Gothic churches in the Netherlands belong to one of the many regional variants. Unlike most of its French predecessors, the building has only one tower, the 112-metre-high (367 ft) Dom Tower, which is the hallmark of the city.

Dimensions: 8,5x8,5x2 c.m.