THICK-BILLED PARROT TILE

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

THICK-BILLED PARROT TILE

Entry/Object ID

2003.288.1.1

Description

Color: Black; Blue; Brown; Green; Red; Yellow A decorative tile, titled "Thick-billed Parrot," made by Diana Watson of Native Tile and Ceramics from the Endangered Species Awareness Series, number 366 of 500 in a limited edition from Laguna Clay Company. The image is of a parrot perched on a tree branch, with another parrot flying in the background. There are also areas of water, hills, and sky in varied colors. At the bottom right corner is "Laguna / '03." Inscribed on the reverse is the title (with species name), the Laguna name, the series name, the date, the limited edition information, a logo, and the name of Watson and her company. At the top center is a metal hanging clip for wall display of the item. As a newly-manufactured item, the tile is in mint condition.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Parrots

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Tiles, Laguna Clay Company, Native Tile and Ceramics, Endangered species in art

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Tiles