Tile Item Number: 3380/1 a from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Square ceramic tile from a set of nine tiles (parts a-i) that, when positioned together, form the upper left corner of a larger pattern. Surface, top and left sides are glazed. White border along top and left edges, with inner white borders along same edges, forming an “L” shape. Inner white border forms a square in the bottom right corner. Both “L” shape and square have dark yellow backgrounds. “L” shape has grouping of three dark blue and red flowers, with thin green leaves, in corner where the "arms" meet. Stylized dark red oval in the arm of the "L" along the left edge of the tile. Stylized dark red rectangle in the arm along the top edge. Oval and rectangle are filled with floral motifs done in white, dark blue and light blue. Both are trimmed with white. Square in bottom right corner has assortment of dark blue, light blue and red flowers with thin green leaves and stems. Handwritten inscriptions on back of tile.