TILE WITH BLACK, GREEN AND GRAY STYLIZED DESIGN

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

TILE WITH BLACK, GREEN AND GRAY STYLIZED DESIGN

Entry/Object ID

97.54.1.4

Description

TILE WITH BLACK, GREEN AND GRAY STYLIZED DESIGN A liner tile with a black, green, and gray stylized design manufactured by the American Encaustic Tiling Company, Los Angeles, ca. 1925. The black line, white bodied tile has a black background with an undetermined stylized design in gray with four green colored sections with it. On the reverse is the maker's mark (see marks/inscriptions.) In good condition with a few small chips at the edges. Stamped on the back center is "HERMOSA / TRADE MARK/ A. E. T. CO. LTD. / U. S. PAT. NO. 1628910."

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

Search Terms

Building Component, Tile, American Encaustic Tiling Company, Tiles in interior decoration