Information or research assistance regarding ceramic tiles and architectural terra cotta is frequently requested from the Smithsonian Institution. The following selected bibliography has been prepared ...

The ornate and organic motifs, typical of Victorian-era designs ... Structural glazed terra cotta tiles are seldom manufactured today, but glazed ceramic tile veneers remain popular for use ...

Victorian architecture is considered to have ... The roofs are made from corrugated iron or terracotta tiles and the eaves feature decorative brackets. Stained glass windows add decoration to ...

Nationally known tile expert Riley Doty is the tour leader for the July 20 walking tour, “Tiles and Terra Cotta in Uptown Oakland ... 1980s at the start of the Victorian “Painted Ladies ...

Queen Anne, often referred to as Victorian, is the style of ornamental excess. Spindlework, wrap-around porches, balconies, patterned masonry, decorative shingles, iron work, terra cotta tiles ...

Now there are fresh hopes of reopening the plant, which has left a distinctive mark across the urban landscape since Victorian times ... area in the 19th Century heralded the beginning of tile and ...

Complex roof forms of Marseilles terracotta tiles with amazing decorations were the key feature. There were multi-level roofs, gables all over the place and corner towers.

The hall was lined with Doulton terracotta and decorated with tiles, 16 murals, stained glass and elaborate ironwork. In 1964 the Victorian Society heard that the building was threatened but ...