A liner tile with a blue and yellow vine design manufactured by the American Encaustic Tiling Company, Los Angeles, ca. 1925. From the top, the black line, white bodied tile has a blue border at the top followed by a thin yellow line. The center has a spotted blue background and a yellow vine running in a curved line through the center. Along the vine are three full and two partial leaves in yellow with darker yellow spots in them. There is another thin yellow line, a thicker blue line, and a dark yellow border from the center to the bottom. On the reverse is the maker's mark (see marks/inscriptions.) In good condition with a chip at the lower right corner and along the right side of the bottom edge. Stamped on the back center is "A. E. T. Co. L. A."
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Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Tile
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Surface Elements
Nomenclature Class
Building Components
Nomenclature Category
Category 01: Built Environment Objects
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