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2. Western use of the swastika in the early 20th century

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   The tiles were installed throughout the United States and Canada. The swastika design was only one of many different symbols featured in the Mueller catalogue. Fourteen swastika tiles were removed in 2024 from a 1927 building owned by the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey in Trenton. The tiles were also from the local Mueller Mosaic Tile Company.

3. Ceramic - Wikipedia

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   Ceramic material is an inorganic, metallic oxide, nitride, or carbide material. Some elements, such as carbon or silicon, may be considered ceramics. Ceramic materials are brittle, hard, strong in compression, and weak in shearing and tension. They withstand the chemical erosion that occurs in other materials subjected to acidic or caustic ...

4. Tile - Wikipedia

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   Floor tiles are commonly made of ceramic or stone, although recent technological advances have resulted in rubber or glass tiles for floors as well. Ceramic tiles may be painted and glazed. Small mosaic tiles may be laid in various patterns. Floor tiles are typically set into mortar consisting of sand, Portland cement and often a latex additive.

5. Islamic art - Wikipedia

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   Traditional Islamic furniture, except for chests, tended to be covered with cushions, with cupboards rather than cabinets for storage, but there are some pieces, including a low round (strictly twelve-sided) table of about 1560 from the Ottoman court, with marquetry inlays in light wood, and a single huge ceramic tile or plaque on the tabletop ...

6. Table (furniture) - Wikipedia

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   Drum tables are round tables introduced for writing, with drawers around the platform. End tables are small tables typically placed beside couches or armchairs. Often lamps will be placed on an end table. Overbed tables are narrow rectangular tables whose top is designed for use above the bed, especially for hospital patients. [12]

7. Marquetry - Wikipedia

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   Marquetry using colored straw was a specialty of some European spa resorts from the end of the 18th century. Many exotic woods as well as common varieties can be employed, from the near-white of boxwood [1] [a] to the near-black of ebony; colors not found in nature can be achieved by applying dye to a veneer that retains stains well, such as ...