FLORAL X DOT TILE

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

FLORAL X DOT TILE

Entry/Object ID

2001.113.20.6

Description

Color: Black; Blue; Green; Red; Yellow A symmetrical tile in the blackline form called Floral X Dot, manufactured by Diana Watson's Native Tile & Ceramics, 2001. At the center is a blue and yellow circle within which is a red diamond. Four long leaves extend from the diamond toward the corners. Between each leaf are two small green leaves. All of the designs are against a red background. The colors are matted except for the black and red. A raised grid made by the Italian commercial clay manufacturer is throughout the back. The tile manufacturer's catalog number for the artifact is 218. 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