MALIBU POTTED FLOWER #1, TOP TILE

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

MALIBU POTTED FLOWER #1, TOP TILE

Entry/Object ID

2001.113.5.1

Description

Color: Black; Blue; Brown; Red; White; Yellow A hand-pressed top tile for a panel called Malibu Potted Flower #1, manufactured by Diana Watson's Native Tile & Ceramics, 2001. A sunflower-like flower with a white core is at the center. From the center out the flower has blue, yellow, and red petals. The stem at the bottom is brown. Two vines flank the flower and curve at the top to form a heart-like shape. The vines have green leaves and at the ends of each are small yellow flowers. The background is black. Everything in the design is glazed except for the flower's stem and vines which are matted. The manufacturer's catalog number for the panel is 255. The bottom tile is in the collection and is item .1. 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