BLOSSOM DOT TILE

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

BLOSSOM DOT TILE

Entry/Object ID

2001.113.1.13

Description

Color: Brown; Blue A hand-pressed matted tile called Blossom Dot, made in the Batchelder style and manufactured by Diana Watson's Native Tile & Ceramics, 2001. At the center is an eight-point star. Within the star is a flower surrounded by many leaves. Around the tile's edge is a raised border. The color of the artifact is dark brown except for light patches of blue between the designs. A white label at the bottom of the back has the name and address of the manufacturer. The manufacturer's catalog number for the tile is R277. The object is in mint condition.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Building materials, Ceramics

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Tiles, Native Tile & Ceramics, Tiles--California, Decoration and ornament

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Tiles