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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

tiles

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

An image of Tile

Rebecca and the Servant of Abraham at the Well

Maker(s)

Pottery: unidentified London pottery

An image of Tile

Tile

Maker(s)

Pottery: unidentified London pottery

An image of Bread plate

Pugin bread plate

Maker(s)

Production: Minton & Co.
Mintons Ltd ((from 1873))
Designer: Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore

An image of Tazza

‘Apotheosis of Jupiter’ tazza

Maker(s)

Production: Minton & Co.

An image of Tile

Tile

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Lambeth Pottery (Probably)

An image of Tile

Tile

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Lambeth Pottery (Probably)

An image of Tile

Tile

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Lambeth Pottery (Probably)

An image of Tile

Tile

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Bristol pottery (Probably)

An image of Tile

Tile

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Bristol pottery (Probably)

An image of Tile

Tile

Maker(s)

Pottery: unidentified London pottery

An image of Tile

Jacob Wrestling with an Angel

Maker(s)

Pottery: unidentified London pottery

An image of Tile

Samson Rending the Lion

Maker(s)

Pottery: unidentified London pottery

An image of Tile

Lot and his Daughters leaving Sodom

Maker(s)

Pottery: unidentified London pottery

An image of Tile

Christ Appearing to St. Mary Magdalene as a Gardener

Maker(s)

Pottery: unidentified London pottery

An image of Tile

Jacob Giving Esau the Mess of Potage

Maker(s)

Pottery: unidentified London pottery

An image of Tile

David Returning with the Head of Goliath

Maker(s)

Pottery: unidentified London pottery

An image of Tile

Samson Rending the Lion

Maker(s)

Pottery: unidentified London pottery

An image of Tile

Rahab Letting Down one of the Spies from her Window

Maker(s)

Pottery: unidentified London pottery

An image of Tile

Christ Casting Out a Devil

Maker(s)

Pottery: unidentified London pottery

An image of Tile

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife

Maker(s)

Pottery: unidentified London pottery

An image of Tile

Christ Appearing to St. Mary Magdalene as a Gardener

Maker(s)

Pottery: unidentified London pottery

An image of Tile

Jezebel Attacked by Dogs

Maker(s)

Pottery: unidentified London pottery

An image of Tile

Christ and the Woman of Canaan

Maker(s)

Pottery: unidentified London pottery

An image of Tile

Moses and the Brazen Serpent

Maker(s)

unidentified London pottery

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