Floor slab, tile in terrazzo look
Also known as: Bodenplatte, Fliese in Terrazzooptik
Record status
Individual type · partial
Floor slab, tile in terrazzo look is held by Museums Muttenz. Museum description: Instead of full-surface terrazzo floorings, cut tiles were available. They were mainly used in stairwells, entrance areas, and kitchens.
Terrazzo is the name for a mineral floor covering known since antiquity. Aggregates selected for color are mixed with water, pigments, and binders such as lime and cement and applied to the subfloor like a screed. After hardening, the mortar is ground and, if necessary, polished after the application of waxes and other substances to achieve a glossy surface. The museum record gives material recorded as cement. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Zement
Identification
- Europeana id
- /2058611/_kimnet_cho_fb0d50ad_723c_434a_bf0c_a7ab1ffb0276
- Museum object name
- Bodenplatte, Fliese in Terrazzooptik
- Holding institution
- Museums Muttenz
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the holding institution and a specialist reference.