Tile

Item number 3380/3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Square ceramic tile with design painted on front. Surface is glazed. White circular shapes, with scalloped edges, in four corners of tile. Inside circles are one blue fish and groupings of three red dots, along edges. Central design of six galleon ships inside of a large white circle. Ships are dark brown with dark blue, light blue and red sails. Stylized black lines around the ships. Abstract red shapes and dark blue and light blue circles, with red highlights, throughout circle background. Circle trimmed with two black lines. Tile surface between circle and tile edges covered in light blue overlapping circles, resembling fish scales. Manufacturer’s mark stamped on back with handwritten inscriptions surrounding it.