CURLED IVY TRIM TILE

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

CURLED IVY TRIM TILE

Entry/Object ID

2001.113.18.12

Description

Color: Black; Brown; Gray; Green; Yellow A tile in the blackline form called Curled Ivy Trim, manufactured by Diana Watson's Native Tile & Ceramics, 2001. Across the center is a brown vine that curves in a wave-like manner. Throughout the vine are many green leaves. One red bud is on the vine at the far left. All of the latter designs are against a dark yellow background. Gray borders are across the top and bottom. All of the colors are matted except for the glazed red. A raised grid made by the Italian commercial clay manufacturer is throughout the back. The tile manufacturer's catalog number for the artifact is 244. 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