TWISTING LEAVES TRIM TILE

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

TWISTING LEAVES TRIM TILE

Entry/Object ID

2001.113.18.7

Description

Color: Black; Blue; Green; Red; Yellow A matted trim tile in the blackline form called Twisting Leaves, manufactured by Diana Watson's Native Tile & Ceramics, 2001. At the left and right are two green leaves within a yellow oval. The ovals are outlined by thick orange borders. The borders intersect at the center. All of the latter designs are against a light green background. Across the top and bottom are blue borders. A raised grid made by the Italian commercial clay manufacturer is throughout the back. The tile manufacturer's catalog number for the artifact is 237. The object is in mint condition.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Building materials, Ceramics

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Tiles, Native Tile & Ceramics, Tiles--California, Decoration and ornament

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Tiles