HELIX TRIM TILE

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

HELIX TRIM TILE

Entry/Object ID

2001.113.18.3

Description

Color: Black; Blue; Brown; Gray; Green; Orange; Yellow A matted tile in the blackline form called Helix Trim, manufactured by Diana Watson's Native Tile & Ceramics, 2001. An orange and yellow helix is across the center. Within the helix are blue jewels. All of the latter are against a gray background. Across the top and bottom are green borders. Raised grids throughout the back were made by the Italian commercial clay manufacturer. The tile manufacturer's catalog number for the artifact is 155. 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