Mexican Modernism Tile of a Bird American Encaustic A nice Talavera tile depicting

A nice Talavera tile depicting a woman walking behind a burro with its packs filled

Excellent shiny unworn surface

In the late 1800's and early 1900's china painting was a popular pastime

This Arts and Crafts tile was made at the Flint Faience Tile Company (1921-1933) in Flint MI

Signed and dated on the lower right "W Wise 1879"

Mexican Modernism Tile of a Bird American Encaustic A nice Talavera tile depictingThis vintage tile is glazed in a semi gloss white with purposeful crazing and flat black color to depict a bird. An homage to the petroglyphs found scratched into the rocks in the Southwest, this ancient design is Minimalist and decidedly Modernist. Similar images can be found worked into the silver and turquoise jewelry of Native Americans. The tile measures 8" square and nearly 3 4" thick. The color of the clay is similar to the clay used for San