CAL-ART TILE OF OAR-DRIVEN SHIP

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

CAL-ART TILE OF OAR-DRIVEN SHIP

Entry/Object ID

96.66.1.3

Description

Tile: A tile manufactured by the California Art Tile Company of Richmond, ca. 1920s. The molded tile has a brown framed border with a light-brown colored, one-masted, oar-driven ship on raised relief. The background is a mixture of light blue and light brown colors, done in a transparent matte glaze. There are no maker's marks on the tile, which is in good condition. None

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tile

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Surface Elements

Nomenclature Class

Building Components

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Tiles

Search Terms

Building Component, Tile, California Art Tile Company, Tiles in interior decoration