GLAZED ENCAUSTIC BORDER TILE CALLED SURREY

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

GLAZED ENCAUSTIC BORDER TILE CALLED SURREY

Entry/Object ID

99.13.7.5

Description

Color: Black; Brown A glazed encaustic border tile called the Surrey, created by Karen J. Patterson, ca. 1998. The piece is symmetrical down the center and features a stylized leaf-and-vine design in a black inlay with thick black borders above and below 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