Angel Tile by AETCO American Encaustic Art Pottery Yei The raised design is on

The raised design is on a faience clay body

A Nice English Victorian tile by Minton in the farm animal series designed by William Simpson and made in the 1880's

Normally one sees this type of tile in a single color glaze

Made from a thick red faience clay

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Angel Tile by AETCO American Encaustic Art Pottery Yei The raised design is onThis massive tile by the American Encaustic Tile Company, AETCO, of Zanesville Ohio was made at the beginning of the 20th Century. The deeply carved image shows an angel, its hands clasped in prayer. The blue wings are covered in a lustrous glaze. The image is framed in a checkered border. Possibly meant for a church these large tiles are extremely rare. It measures 13 1 2" square and 3" thick and weighs 25 pounds. The back has an early impressed