MORROCAN STAR MEDALLION TILE

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

MORROCAN STAR MEDALLION TILE

Entry/Object ID

2001.113.17.4

Description

Color: Black; Blue; Brown; Green; Red; White A tile in the blackline form called Morrocan Star Medallion, manufactured by Diana Watson's Native Tile & Ceramics, 2001. At the center is a black star with eight points. The star is outlined in red. Surrounding the star are eight blue rectangles. All of the latter colors are glazed. Many light brown lines intersect through the stars and triangles forming various geometrical figures. Many figures in green and light green are between the lines. At each corner are red spots and white triangles. All of the latter colors are matted. On the back is a cork matting. A white label on the bottom has the name and address of the manufacturer. The clay was imported from a commercial manufacturer in Italy. The manufacturer's catalog number for the artifact is 231, and it 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