ENCAUSTIC TILE CALLED ABBEY

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

ENCAUSTIC TILE CALLED ABBEY

Entry/Object ID

99.13.5.2

Description

Color: Green An encaustic corner tile called Abbey created by Karen J. Patterson, 1998. The piece is symmetrical from corner to corner and features a green design on buff. In the center are nine trefoils on a double-arched design; a stem extends from the center of the arches to a corner. The arches are inset in a circle which has three fleur-de-lis each on one of the tile's remaining corners. On the back is a stamp reading, "KJ PATTERSON / CERAMICS." Manufactured in a weathered finish, the tile is sold by Country Floors, Inc. and is in good condition.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tile

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Surface Elements

Nomenclature Class

Building Components

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Tiles, Floor coverings

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Tile, Country Floors, Inc., Karen J. Patterson, Tiles in interior decoration