WR870 Classical Terra Cotta Wall Tile: 2013 Archive Guide refreshes the old page titled Classical Design Terra Cotta Wall Tile From China. The archive listed a slim full-body brick family and used “classical” and “from China” wording. Those phrases preserve 2013 context, but they do not define a current style, product identity, legal seller, manufacturing source, application or suitability.
Read the archived supplier and tile record
The listing recorded a 240 × 60 × 11 mm main tile, two corner notations, approximately 4% water absorption and several generic functions. It also carried usage, packing, 20-foot-container capacity, minimum order, sample timing and order lead-time fields. These details may help trace an old enquiry but do not define a present supplier or product offer.
| Archive reference | WR870 |
|---|---|
| Archived main format | 240 × 60 × 11 mm |
| Archived corner formats | (174 + 50) × 60 × 11 mm or (60 + 60) × 240 × 11 mm |
| Archived material wording | Full-body tile |
| Archived absorption field | About 4% |
| Title status | Classical-design and from-China wording are unverified 2013 context |
The page’s only original body image remains for recognition. It is not a current style benchmark, product sample, manufacturer or origin record, or evidence of application suitability.
Clarify the archived “from China” wording
The location phrase does not identify the present legal seller, manufacturer, factory or origin of a specific contemporary product. Ask who would supply WR870 or a proposed successor now, where that exact item is made and which entity issues drawings, evidence and the quotation.
Keep seller, manufacturer, product code and production source distinct when they differ. Any former credentials, certifications, capacity or continuity statements need current documentation. A traceable response is more useful than treating the archived title as an absolute origin conclusion.
Define “classical design” through current samples
“Classical” is a broad aesthetic label rather than a measurable product feature. It might refer to proportion, a restrained fired-clay palette, familiar brick rhythm or another historic association. The archive does not establish which interpretation was intended or what current finish would represent it.
Describe the desired architectural references, colour, surface, joint rhythm and viewing distance. Compare labelled contemporary samples with adjacent stone, metal, glazing and coatings. Record the accepted appearance and current product code instead of using the old adjective as the approval standard.
Use the old tile details cautiously
The main and corner formats may help trace the former family, but they do not confirm current dimensions, tolerances, edge shape, colour, compatibility or availability. Request dated drawings and labelled samples for the exact proposed field and corner pieces. “Full-body” and about 4% absorption are archive fields, not current material or performance declarations.
Qualified professionals must coordinate the actual substrate, movement, interfaces and wall proposal with current information. This archive provides no generic loads, spans, support spacing, anchors or installation instructions. If a successor tile differs from the old listing, update elevations, quantities, sample records and procurement documents consistently.
Apply a strict historical boundary
Archive boundary: WR870, classical-design, from-China and full-body wording, the main and corner dimensions, about 4% absorption, acid, heat, non-slip, wear and firebrick functions, applications, packing, 20-foot-container capacity, MOQ, sample timing and order lead time belong only to 2013.
Old heat or firebrick terms do not establish present fire performance. Request dated evidence that identifies the exact product, specimen, method, result, scope and market. Let qualified project reviewers decide which requirements and approvals apply, keeping product-level documents separate from assessment of the complete wall proposal.
Reconfirm current colours, surfaces, sizes, corner pieces, quantity, packaging, minimum order, production window, sample status, delivery and payment in a written quotation. Link every sample, drawing, report and commercial response to the same present product and source.
Explore current tile and project resources
Review LOPO’s current terracotta tile overview for present product discussions.
Browse terracotta projects for module and facade ideas.
Visit the architectural terracotta gallery to compare tile, brick and panel applications.
Use the LOPO contact page for current company and product information.
Project references can support visual research, but they do not prove current product identity, classical style, manufacturing source, application suitability or transferable approvals.
Request a current WR870 wall-tile proposal
Share the project location, wall area, elevation extracts, classical design references, desired colour and surface, field and corner requirements, approximate quantity and programme. Cite WR870 and the old sizes for tracing while asking LOPO to identify the present product, seller, manufacturer and source.
Email roger@lopoterracotta.com or use the contact form. Request representative samples, dated drawings, applicable evidence, company details and a project-specific quotation.
Maintain a register of product code, style brief, colour, surface, company role, production source, samples, drawings, evidence and commercial status. Confirm that the approved physical material and all current documents identify the same candidate.
Create a comparison sheet for main and corner formats, sample role, evidence scope, packaging, minimum order and programme. Leave unanswered fields visible instead of borrowing WR870 data. If the product, source or design brief changes, update elevations, quantities, approvals and commercial comparisons together.
Translate the classical brief into reviewable qualities: warmth, surface relief, sheen, tonal range, module rhythm and relationship to nearby materials. Review several pieces together under relevant light, and classify them as inspiration, representative range or proposed production benchmark. Keep the approved physical reference linked to the exact current item.
Ask each respondent to separate company credentials, product documents and information about the complete wall proposal. Record the issuer, date and scope of every submission. This prevents an old origin phrase, generic function list or project photograph from filling a missing product-specific requirement.