In a message dated 11/5/2007 6:36:13 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
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forgot  to add that A.E.T., like most of these companies, made both wall and 
floor  tile, as well as the elaborate fireplace  surrounds.




There is no mistaking the difference between the wall, floor, or fireplace  
surround tiles in the Arts & Crafts Movement. The tiles served to convey  
interior design moods for the functions within the Arts & Crafts Movement  houses. 
For the earthy and cozy fireplace or reading nook, the cloudy dark  greens 
with black or brown might be arranged to resemble vegetation or forest  effects. 
Brick and cobblestone mantles contributed to that effect, as did  gumwood or 
redwood wainscoting and portal trim work. Tiles selected for kitchen  or bath 
walls and floors tended to be brighter to convey a sense and feel of  hygiene 
and brightness. After World War I, the pulse of the Arts &  Crafts Movement 
ended and in 1925, bath tilework often exhibited bright  colors with black trim 
accents in keeping with the rising Art Deco fashion.  Fireplace tiles in the 
mid to late 1920s lost that earthy glaze and often  resembled Hispanic terra 
cotta surfaces. So, as I said to Carol, tiles can  contribute to understanding 
the desired behaviors of the periods in which people  lived in the past because 
those people selected the tile arrangements to set  moods in their houses.
 
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.



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