GLAZED CERAMIC TILES, DUBLIN DESIGN

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

GLAZED CERAMIC TILES, DUBLIN DESIGN

Entry/Object ID

99.13.1.4

Description

Color: Brown A glazed encaustic multicolor tile called Dublin created by Karen J. Patterson, 1998. The piece is symmetrical from all corners and features a design in black, green, yellow and brown glazes consisting of a green circle with twenty holes and yellow squares within it. Within the circle is a cross design in black. On the outside of the circle, at each corner, are fluer-de-lis in black with three-leafed clover elements within them. On the back of the tile is smearing from the firing process. In the upper right corner of the back is a stamp 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

Search Terms

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