FLORAL X DOT TILE

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

FLORAL X DOT TILE

Entry/Object ID

2001.113.21.1

Description

Color: Black; Brown; Green; Yellow A symmetrical tile in the blackline form called X Flower Dot, manufactured by Diana Watson's Native Tile & Ceramics, 2001. At the center is a green flower with four petals. A brown dot around which are four more brown dots is within the flower. Around the flower are four yellow and white diamonds. All of the flower are matted except for the glazed brown. A raised grid made by the Italian commercial clay manufactuer is throughout the back. The tile manufacturer's catalog number for the artifact is 246. 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