Mexican Modernism Tile of a Bird American Encaustic It fits well in an

It fits well in an Arts and Crafts

The tile remains in excellent condition

Framed it measures 5

Shown in the company's catalog from 1905

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

Mexican Modernism Tile of a Bird American Encaustic It fits well in anThis 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