(above) Janeway. Peacock. Wheeling Tile. ca 1946. author’s collection

Initially, Janeway’s decorated dustmolded industrial 6 inch square tiles were the basis of her career. She would often send a single tile as a thank you gift and in general used them as promotional items.

(above) Janeway. Eagle. circular tile. 6 in. diam. pre-1947.  location unknown.

(above) entry in 1945 Georg Jensen Inc mail order catalog showing round tiles.

The Georg Jenssen Inc. sold them singly or as sets to be set in trays or tables. When Life magazine devoted a 3-page photo essay on her, the focus was on her tiles.

(above) Pages from Life magazine’s photo essay, Carol Janeway’s Tiles Have  Fanciful Designs, July 23, 1945.