SUNFLOWER DOT TILE

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

SUNFLOWER DOT TILE

Entry/Object ID

2001.113.20.3

Description

Color: Black; Blue; Red; White A symmetrical glazed dot tile in the blackline form called Sunflower, manufactured by Diana Watson's Native Tile & Ceramics, 2001. At the center is a flower with twelve white petals. Within each petal is a red jewel. Within the flower is a small flower with six white petals and a red core. Both flowers are against a blue background. A raised grid made by the Italian commercial clay manufacturer is on the back. The tile manufacturer's catalog number for the artifact is 104. 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