MALIBU TILE--FLORAL PATTERN ON PURPLE BACKGROUND

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

MALIBU TILE--FLORAL PATTERN ON PURPLE BACKGROUND

Entry/Object ID

96.66.1.2

Description

MALIBU TILE--FLORAL PATTERN ON PURPLE BACKGROUND Tile: A tile manufactured by the Malibu Tile Company, ca. 1930. The tile, created for use as a border or baseboard tile, is purple with a raised line image of a tree branch with flowers at the top and a rim at the bottom. The colors, made in a glossy glaze, of the branches are brown, of the leaves, green, and of the flowers, white. There are no maker's marks on the back. The condition is good. None

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tile

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Surface Elements

Nomenclature Class

Building Components

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Tiles

Search Terms

Building Component, Tile, Malibu Tile Company