Decorative Cathedral Oaks Tile

Name/Title

Decorative Cathedral Oaks Tile

Entry/Object ID

2024.6.6

Description

A square, decorative dry-line tile. The tile itself is gray in color, and features an illustration of Cathedral Oaks on the face. The structure is in the background, to the right, while there are hills in the left of the background. There are two oaks in the foreground.

Collection

Art Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Acquisition

Accession

2024.6

Source or Donor

Richard D. Mohr

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Richard D. Mohr

Made/Created

Date made

1912

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Cathedral Oaks

City

Los Gatos

Region

Central California

Continent

North America

Notes

Tile was made by a partially-unknown student of the Cathedral Oaks school, under the direction of Albert Solon, under the design influence of Frank Ingerson and Pedro Lemmos.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label, Inscription, Makers Mark

Location

On back of tile, in various locations with various methods

Transcription

The Ingerson Home near Los Gatos [tree logo] Cathedral Oaks A Hinze.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pen, Pencil, Etched

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Tile, Decorative

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tile

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Surface Elements

Nomenclature Class

Building Components

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects

Dimensions

Width

6-1/8 in

Depth

7/8 in

Length

6 in

Material

Clay

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Frank Ingerson, George Dennison, Albert Solon

Related Publications

Publication

"The Splendid Disarray of Beauty": The Boys, the Tiles, the Joy of Cathedral Oaks - A Study in Arts and Crafts Community

Notes

Page 66

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Sourced from Pottery Week

Owner/Agent

Richard D. Mohr

Place

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Disposition Method

Gift/Donation

Disposition Date

Aug 5, 2024