Name/Title
PERSIAN LEAF TRIM TILEEntry/Object ID
2001.113.17.6Description
Color: Black; Brown; Green; Purple; Red
A trim tile in the blackline form called Persian Leaf, manufactured by Diana Watson's Native Tile & Ceramics, 2001. At the center of the top is a purple and red flower with curving green leaves. At the far left and right are parts of two more red flowers with purple and green leaves. Across the top are green and light green bars. Small flowers against a purple background are across the bottom. Each flower has four red petals and a light brown core. Flanking the flowers are brown vines and green leaves. A dark green bar is across the bottom edge. All of the colors are matted except for the glazed red. Raised grids made by the commercial clay manufacturer are across the back. Stamped in the clay at the center of the back is "MADE IN ITALY." The manufacturer's catalog number for the artifact is 276. The object is in good condition.Lexicon
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Three-dimensional, Tiles, Native Tile & Ceramics, Tiles--California, Decoration and ornament