WESTERN LILY TILE

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

WESTERN LILY TILE

Entry/Object ID

2000.167.1.1

Description

Color: Green; Red; Yellow A hand-made tile called, "Western Lily," issued by the Laguna Clay Company, December 1999. The yellow glazed piece is in an octagon shape with a raised border around the edges. At the bottom of the border is the name of the company and at the top is the year. Below this are the words, "WESTERN / LILY." At the center is a red lily with six petals and a green stem. The center of the flower is yellow and green. Also at the center are three purple pods with green stems. On the back is the title of the piece and the name of the company. Below this is, "Endangered Species / Awareness Series / 1999 / Limited Edition / No 446 of 500 / Tile Created by / Caryn Fieger / Chrysalis Tile Studio." The tile was a gift from the company to its customers. With no signs of damage or wear, the object is in mint condition.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Tiles, Building materials, Ceramics

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Tiles, Laguna Clay Company, Chrysalis Tile Studio, Decoration and ornament

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Tiles