DAISY CREST TRIM TILE

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

DAISY CREST TRIM TILE

Entry/Object ID

2001.113.12.1

Description

Color: Blue; Brown; Green; Red A trim tile in blackline form called Daisy Crest Trim, manufactured by Diana Watson's Native Tile & Ceramics, 2001. At the center is a flower with six red petals. Its core is light brown. Flanking the flower are green leaves with small flowers. These flowers have five blue petals and red cores. All of the latter designs are against a brown background encased within a light brown border. At the far left and right edges are four small flowers with three red petals. Between these is a large blue flower with three petals. These flowers have red cores and are against yellow bakgrounds. Blue borders are across the top and bottom. All of the colors are matted except for the glazed red. Raised grids are on the back. These were made by the commercial clay manufacturer in Italy. The manufacturer's catalog number for the artifact is 362. A corner tile is in the collection and is item .2. 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