{"id":334,"date":"2021-09-10T21:29:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T21:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonsearcher.com\/?p=334"},"modified":"2026-01-25T21:37:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T21:37:49","slug":"penn-floor-tile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/londonsearcher.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/10\/penn-floor-tile\/","title":{"rendered":"Penn floor tile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A sherd of medieval encaustic floor tile with cross design, 14th century. 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