GLAZED ENCAUSTIC BORDER CALLED NORFOLK

Object/Artifact

-

Homestead Museum

Name/Title

GLAZED ENCAUSTIC BORDER CALLED NORFOLK

Entry/Object ID

99.13.7.3

Description

Color: Brown; Yellow A encaustic border tile called the Norfolk, created by Karen J. Patterson, ca. 1998. The piece is symmetrical down the middle and from side-to-side. Featuring a leaf-and-vine pattern joining in the center with a diamond-shaped design, all done in a yellow color over the brown bisque. On the back of the tile is a stamp reading, "KJ PATTERSON / CERAMICS." Manufactured in a weathered finish, the tile is sold by Country Floors, Inc. 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