TILE WITH GREEN AND PINK VINE DESIGN

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

TILE WITH GREEN AND PINK VINE DESIGN

Entry/Object ID

97.54.1.1

Description

A liner tile with a green and pink vine design manufactured by the American Encaustic Tiling Company, Los Angeles, ca. 1925. The raised line, white bodied tile has a gray background with a green vine running in a curved line along the center. Attached to the vine are three full and two partial green leaves and four full purple flowers. The company's stamp is on the reverse center (see marks/inscriptions.) In good condition with chips at the left corners and on the right side of the bottom edge. Stamped on the back center is "A. E. T. CO. L. A."

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