CLOUD FLOWER DOT TILE

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

CLOUD FLOWER DOT TILE

Entry/Object ID

2001.113.19.2

Description

Color: Black; Brown; Blue; Green; Red A hand-pressed tile in the blackline form called Cloud Flower Dot, manufactured by Diana Watson's Native Tile & Ceramics, 2001. At the center are four red jewels. Around these, closer to the tile's edges, are four green jewels. At each corner are light brown cloud forms. All of the clouds have blue waves at the bottom that curve towards the center. The designs are against a tan background. All of the colors are matted except for the glazed red. The manufacturer's catalog number for the artifact is 248. 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