DRAGON FLOWER DOT TILE

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

DRAGON FLOWER DOT TILE

Entry/Object ID

2001.113.20.1

Description

Color: Black; Brown; Blue; Green; Red; Yellow A symmetrical matted tile in the blackline form called Dragon Flower Dot, manufactured by Diana Watson's Native Tile & Ceramics, 2001. At the center is a flower with six brown petals and small green leaves. The flower's core is yellow with six red dots. The flower is against a light blue background. A green border is around the design. At each corner is a red wave. Raised grids made by the Italian commercial clay manufacturer are on the back. Written in black ink on the center is "#139." The latter is the manufacturer's catalog number for the artifact. 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