Tile

Scope note

Flat, solid, and relatively thin durable material generally used for roofing, flooring, or wall and ceiling covering; often rectangular or squarish in shape. For fired clay materials of varying shapes and thicknesses and with various uses in addition to covering, prefer "ceramic tile."

This term has 630 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object name
Material
Object category

Getty AAT term number

300010676

Broader Terms used

<materials by physical form>

Narrower Terms used

acoustical tile
floor tile
olambrilla
paving tile
stove tile
tile fragment
tile picture
wall tile

Equivalent Terms used

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

An image of Tile

Tile

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown (Uncertain)

An image of Tile

Tile with fantastic ducks design

Maker(s)

Maker: William De Morgan & Co.
Designer: De Morgan, William Frend

An image of Tile

Tile

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

Tile

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

An image of Tile

Tile

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

An image of Tile panel

Tile panel with dragon-bird grotesques

Maker(s)

Maker: William De Morgan & Co.
Designer: De Morgan, William Frend

An image of Tile

Tile

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

An image of Tile

Tile

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

An image of Tile

Tile

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

Tile

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

An image of Tile

Tile with ‘Clyde’ daisy design (1)

Maker(s)

Maker: William De Morgan & Co.
Designer: De Morgan, William Frend

An image of Tile

Tile with green duck design

Maker(s)

Maker: William De Morgan & Co.
Designer: De Morgan, William Frend

An image of Tile

Tile with five ruby birds

Maker(s)

Maker: William De Morgan & Co.
Designer: De Morgan, William Frend

An image of Tile panel

Minstrel tile panel

Maker(s)

Maker: Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.
Designer: Morris, William
Maker: William De Morgan & Co. ((border tiles))

An image of Tile

Tile

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown (Probably)

An image of Tile

Tile

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

An image of Tile

Tile

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

An image of Tile

Tile

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

An image of Tile

Tile

Maker(s)

Tile

Tile

Tile

Tile

Tile

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