JAY'S #2 TILE

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

JAY'S #2 TILE

Entry/Object ID

2001.113.17.2

Description

Color: Black; Green; White; Yellow A matted symmetrical tile in the blackline form called Jay's #2, manufactured by Diana Watson's Native Tile & Ceramics, 2001. At the center is a flower with four yellow petals. At the center of the flower is a green diamond. Between each petal is a green half-circle. At each corner is a white triangle. A raised grid made by the commercial clay manufacturer is throughout the back. Stamped in the clay at the center is "MADE IN ITALY." The tile, which has the manufacturer's catalog number 338, was designed by and named after Watson's brother, Jay. 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