ENCAUSTIC TILE CALLED SOMERSET

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

ENCAUSTIC TILE CALLED SOMERSET

Entry/Object ID

99.13.5.1

Description

Color: Green; Buff An encaustic tile called Somerset created by Karen J. Patterson, 1998. The piece is symmetrical from all sides and features a green design on buff. A fleur-de-lis is on each corner connected to a circle in the center; on the circle, and between each fleur-de-lis, is a trefoil. Inset in the circle is a quatrefoil. On the back is a stamp reading, "KJ PATTERSON / CERAMICS." Manufactured in a weathered finish, and sold by Country Floors, Inc., the tile 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