Name/Title
"CALIFORNIA ART TILE COMPANY CATALOG"Entry/Object ID
2000.252.1.1Description
Color: Blue; Brown
A catalog issued by the California Art Tile Company, 1928. The 33-page artifact has a brown paper cover with the name of the company in blue at the center of the front. Above this is a drawing of a three-masted clipper chip on the ocean. At the beginning of the inside is an introduction to high-fired faience and floor tile, an article on the uses of tile, and instructions for the laying of tile. Available for sale are a variety of floor tiles, brackets, corbels, moulds, and more. At the back are diagrams of mouldings, mantels, and store fronts. Also at the back are several black and white photographs that show the use of tile. Black and white photographs of the available merchandise are also included. With some abrasions, small dents at the corners, and some water damage on pages 12 - 24, the object is in good overall condition.Lexicon
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Tiles, Building materials, Interior decorationSearch Terms
Three-dimensional, Catalogs, California Art Tile, Architecture--Details