Introduction to Subject Searching in the
Friends of Terra Cotta Database

To assist the searcher, we have created a list of subject headings specifically for the Friends of Terra Cotta database. In addition to "terra cotta" and its various aspects, are references to architectural styles, geographic locations, building types, and key concepts.

The database user may also search by architect (e.g. Burnham, Daniel H.), manufacturer (e.g. Atlantic Terra Cotta Company) or building name (e.g.Woolworth Building).

Adobe Apartment Houses Architectural Faience use Terra Cotta Architectural Models Architectural Ornament Architectural Ornament - Angels Architectural Ornament - Animals Architecture Art Deco Architecture Arts and Crafts Architecture Arts and Crafts Movement Arts and Crafts Pottery Banks Boston Buildings Brick Brick - Manufacturing Brick Buildings Brick, Colored Brick, Molded Cast Stone Ceramic Color Ceramic Foam Ceramic Veneer Ceramic Veneer - Manufacturing Ceramics Ceramics - Education Ceramics Industry - U.S. Chicago Buildings Churches - New York City Clay Cleveland Buildings Clocks Coade Stone Color Commercial Buildings Commercial Signs Concrete Construction Firms Face Brick Faience Faience - History Faince - Manufacturing Fiberglass Fire Brick Fireproof Construction Fireproof Materials French Gothic Architecture French Renaissance Revival Architecture Gardens (Horticultural) Glaze Gothic Revival Architecture "H-plan" Hotels Italian Renaissance Revival Architecture Kilns Kilns - History Los Angeles Buildings Masonry - Renovation / Restoration Mortar Mortar - Testing Mosaic Neo-Gothic Architecture Neo-Grec Architecture New York City New York City Buildings New York City Buildings - Interiors New York City Buildings - Maintenance New York City Subways Oakland, California Buildings Office Buildings Paint - Testing Philadelphia Buildings Porcelain Post - Modern Architecture Pottery Preservation Preservation - Chicago

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