TILE WITH BLACK, PURPLE, GREEN, AND YELLOW STYLIZED DESIGN
Entry/Object ID
97.54.1.9
Description
TILE WITH BLACK, PURPLE, GREEN, AND YELLOW STYLIZED DESIGN
A liner tile with a stylized design in black, purple, green, and yellow design manufactured by the American Encaustic Tiling Company, Los Angeles, ca. 1925. The raised line, white bodied tile has a light purple background, with a green and yellow square at the top and stylized black designs along the bottom. At the center is a yellow square and at the left and right edges are two partial green squares. The company's stamp is on the reverse center (see marks/inscriptions.) In good condition with noticeable imperfections in the glazing but no other damage or wear noted. Stamped on the back center is "HERMOSA."
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
