WILLOWS CASTLE TILE, HAND-PRESSED

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

WILLOWS CASTLE TILE, HAND-PRESSED

Entry/Object ID

2001.113.2.1

Description

Color: Brown; Blue; Red; Yellow; White A hand-pressed matted tile called Willows Castle, manufactured by Diana Watson's Native Tile & Ceramics, 2001. At the center is a castle with a red roof and gray walls. Below the castle are three sunflowers. The castle is within a white clover that is against a blue eight-pointed star. Around the star is a blue chain-like border with flowers at the corners. The border around the entire design is yellow. A white label at the bottom of the back has the name and address of the manufacturer. The tile, which has the manufacturer's catalog number of 432, was reproduced for a restoration project from an original design that can be found in a bed and breakfast called The Willows in Palm Springs. The object is in mint condition.

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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