X FLOWER DOT TILE

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

X FLOWER DOT TILE

Entry/Object ID

2001.113.20.2

Description

Color: Black; Brown; Blue; Green A symmetrical tile in the blackline form called X Flower Dot, manufactured by Diana Watson's Native Tile & Ceramics, 2001. A blue flower with four petals is at the center. At the middle of the flower is a red dot around which are four more red dots. Around the flower are four dark brown and tan triangles. At each corner are green half circles. All of the colors are matted except for the glazed red. Raised grids made by the Italian commercial clay manufacturer are on the back. The tile manufacturer's catalog number for the artifact is 246. 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