Mexican Tile Folk Art Vintage Talavera pottery

talavera tile
talavera tile

This image © AppelJarVintage 2011

Mexico - Talavera

Manufacturer/Designer

Folk Art

Style/Edition

1960s

Year (estimate)

Very Good

Item Condition

Mexico

Country of Origin

clay

Primary Material

Product Description

2 vintage Mexican FOLK ART Tiles

Strawberry design, plain back terra-cotta is unglazed

Measuring:
2 3/4" squared each

One has some chipping on the right side.
Both are crazed. This is pretty normal for these folk art pieces, in fact it adds to their charm.

wikipedia says:
"Talavera is a type of majolica earthenware, distinguised by its white base glaze...this glaze must craze, be slightly porus and milky white, not pure white. There are only six permitted colors: blue, yellow, black, green, orange and mauve, and these colors must be made from natural pigments.
The painted designs have a blurred appearance as they fuse slightly into the glaze. The base is not glazed but exposes the terra cotta underneath."

Product Attributes

Color: Orange

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