LITTLE CROSS DOT #4 TILE

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

LITTLE CROSS DOT #4 TILE

Entry/Object ID

2001.113.21.6

Description

Color: Black; Blue; Green; Orange; Red A symmetrical tile in the blackline form called Little Cross Dot #4, manufactured by Diana Watson's Native Tile & Ceramics, 2001. At the center is a small flower with four orange petals and a red core. Around the flower are four green leaves. All of the latter are within a blue cross. The cross is against an orange background. An orange border is around the tile's edges. Within the border at each corner is a red bud flanked by small green leaves. All of the colors are matted except for the glazed red. The tile is sold through Country Floors, Inc. where it has the catalog number CF122. The object is in mint condition.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Building materials, Ceramics

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Tiles, Native Tile & Ceramics, Country Floors, Inc., Tiles--California, Decoration and ornament

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Tiles