REPRODUCTION GLAZED TILE WITH ZIGGURAT DESIGN

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

REPRODUCTION GLAZED TILE WITH ZIGGURAT DESIGN

Entry/Object ID

98.60.1.1

Description

Color: Blue; Yellow; White; Green A square ceramic tile piece made by Karen J. Patterson, 1998. The piece features a double Ziggurat design which resemble pyramids, the left glazed in blue and the right in yellow. Below is a two inch Moorish style border, with blue and white glazed designs and two green parallel lines. The artist's signature is on the back center. A reproduction of the tile found in La Casa Nueva and originally manufactured by the American Encaustic Tile Company, this piece was given as Christmas gifts to volunteers by the Homestead Museum. The tile is in mint condition.

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, Ceramics

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Tile, Karen J. Patterson [Manufacturer]