GRAPEVINE DOVES TILE

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

GRAPEVINE DOVES TILE

Entry/Object ID

2001.113.15.1

Description

Color: Brown; Green; Purple; Red; Yellow A hand-pressed double-fired tile called Grapevine Doves, manufactured by Diana Watson's Native Tile & Ceramics, 2001. At the center is a red, purple, and yellow pot. Within the pot is a curving brown vine with large green leaves and purple grapes. Two white doves sit on the vine at the left and right. The entire design is against a yellow background. Around the tile is a green border. All of the colors are matted. A white label on the bottom of the back has the manufacturer's name and address. The tile, which has the catalog number 423, was made by Watson as a Christmas gift for her employees' families. 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