DIAMOND FLOWER DOT TILE

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

DIAMOND FLOWER DOT TILE

Entry/Object ID

2001.113.20.4

Description

Color: Black; Blue; Green; Red; Yellow; White A symmetrical glazed dot tile in the blackline form called Diamond Flower, manufactured by Diana Watson's Native Tile & Ceramics, 2001. At the center is a flower with four large petals and four small petals. At the middle of the flower is a white circle. The flower is against a light brown diamond which has red and white borders. The diamond is against a black background. At each corner is a brown bud with yellow highlights. A raised grid made by the Italian commercial clay manufacturer is throughout the back. The tile manufacturer's catalog number for the artifact is 464. 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