Victorian Encaustic Floor Tiles
Victorian encaustic hall floor tiles.
Victorian encaustic floor tiles. Encaustic floor tiles were first developed in england around the middle of the 12th century. Four simple steps to a beautiful tiled floor. Stove tiles meant to retain the heat of the stove were sometimes as much as several inches thick. Classic victorian path tile design.
Victorian ceramic path tiles. They add a certain grandeur to the floors of period houses. We sell plain tiles encaustic tiles tiles for indoor use and for outdoor use. Victorian octagon and dot tiles.
From the 1860s geometric and encaustic tiled floors started to appear in public buildings churches and the more expensive victorian villas their rise to fashion was assured by their use in such prestigious buildings as the victoria and albert museum and by the 1890s they had become an essential feature in the most ordinary victorian terraced houses from dover to aberdeen. The repeating decorative pattern is enhanced by using traditional clay colours in a combination that although subtle adds enough colour and depth to give that designer feel a real talking point of the. Floor tiles were thicker and harder than wall or ceiling tiles. Our decorative encaustic tiles are shown in a variety of different patterns in different colourways.
Dull dirty appearance due to over a hundred years of wear and tear. Victorian encaustic and geometric floor tiles are usually made of fairly robust ceramic. Black and white path tiles. We can also supply bespoke tile sizes and shapes which is perfect for any restoration projects where you are looking to match and replace missing or broken tiles on a victorian patterned floor.
We specialize in english made victorian geometric encaustic and traditional floor and wall tiles. Ancient coatings of waxes and linseed oil which have absorbed into. Our encaustic tiles or inset tiles designs date back to medieval times but were reintroduced in the victorian era. Medieval floor tiles were usually one inch thick.
Paint spills and encrustation s of other coatings. Grease oil or rust stains. Encaustic tiles of the victorian era tended to be slightly thinner. Taking inspiration from victorian tiled floors these victoriana encaustic effect porcelain floor tiles are a perfect option for adding a touch of colour and plenty of wow factor to your floor.
Encaustic tiles originally referred to patterned unglazed ceramic floor tiles where the colours came from the natural colours of the clay used with the colour running all through the tile. Knowing how to restore and clean encaustic floor tiles is key to keeping a victorian or edwardian hallway in top condition. The most common problems encountered are.