Ceramic floor tiles : close-up



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16 Aug 2008

Photographed By Wong, Lily

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This is a photograph of ceramic floor tiles in square and octagon shapes. Such tiles were much favoured in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Title devised by Library staff.


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All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2008.

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