CABIN SCENE PLAQUE TILE, SCHEME A

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

CABIN SCENE PLAQUE TILE, SCHEME A

Entry/Object ID

2001.113.1.18

Description

Color: Brown; Blue; Green A hand-pressed matted tile called Cabin Scene Plaque Scheme "A", made in the Craftsman carved style and manufactured by Diana Watson's Native Tile & Ceramics, 2001. A log cabin is at the center. Surrounding it are many trees with green leaves. The background is blue and the rest of the tile is dark brown. A border surrounds the entire design. Stamped in the clay at the bottom of the back is "NATIVE / TILE & CERAMICS." At the two left corners are holes made by forks used to remove the tile from a kiln after firing. The artifact is sold through Country Floors, Inc. where it has the catalog number CF131R. The object is in mint condition.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Building materials, Ceramics

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Tiles, Native Tile & Ceramics, Country Floors, Inc., Tiles--California, Decoration and ornament

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Tiles