Green and Gold Mexican Talavera Tile Collection Size:1 Square Foot (nine-4x4 tiles) each a hand-painted 4"x4" tile

each a hand-painted 4"x4" tile

It was founded by Padre Fermín Lasuén in 1786

flowers and vegetables

less ornate version of our Pavos Reales y Flores

Designed primarily as an overcoat (topical) sealer for softer tiles: Mexican saltillo

Green and Gold Mexican Talavera Tile Collection Size:1 Square Foot (nine-4x4 tiles) each a hand-painted 4"x4" tileThe Green and Gold Mexican Talavera Tile Collection is one square foot (nine 4"x4" tiles) of the most classic Talavera designs highlighting green, gold and terra cotta colors. Each tile is hand painted by an artist in Mexico. Traditional Talavera tile is made with two kinds of reddish clay, rolled and cut by hand like dough, then fired in a mesquite kiln. This process gives each tile the slight irregularities that impart that special antique, folk art