GLAZED CERAMIC TILE WITH GOTHIC DESIGN

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

GLAZED CERAMIC TILE WITH GOTHIC DESIGN

Entry/Object ID

99.13.1.7

Description

Color: Yellow A glazed encaustic tile called Gothic created by Karen J. Patterson, 1998. The piece is symmetrical from all sides and features a yellow on yellow stylized leaf design in the center. Two opposite corners have sun-flowers with large stylized leaves on either side. The back of the tile has smearing from the firing process and a stamp in the upper right corner reading, "KJ PATTERSON / CERAMICS." The tile, sold by Country Floors, Inc., was manufactured in a weathered finish 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