17 Cu er d a S eca Cuerda Seca is a Spanish term for wax resist handpainted decorative tiles. The wax line or dry cord keeps the glazes from running together during kiln firing. Once the outline is applied to the tile, the glaze is eye dropped in each separate area with a ceramic syringe. During firing the glazes melt and run up against the wax barrier creating a subtle texture. Most of the time the outline is done with black wax. A clear wax line which exposes the color of the tile body is available as a custom request. Almost all our Cuerda Seca tiles are produced on our Debris body but clear line can be very attractive on our white body Vitrail Series. The original idea for the Cuerda Seca technique came from Persia to Spain were it was refined then from Spain to California were it has been further refined to produce our tiles. Custom Cuerda Seca designs can be made at your request. For more information please visit our website at www.fireclaytile.com.
4 x 4, 6 x 6 Albacete
Seville
Almeria
San Sebastian
Barcelona
Lugo
Madrid
Pamplona
Spanish Cross
Cordoba
Andalucia
Arabesque
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Cuerda Seca
OL D C AL I F O RNIA
4 x 4, 6 x 6
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
Pasadena 6x6
Olde Palo Alto PFCA 4x4, 6x6
Old Palo Alto 6x6
Anaheim 4x4, 6x6
Old Ventura -4x4 6x6
Malaga 3x6
Double Flowers corne 3x3 r
Double Flowers 3x6
Segovia 6x6
Zamora 3x6
Segovia 3x6
Lisbon 2x6
Santa Barbara 2x6
Moorish Star 4x4,6x6
Segovia PFC 3x6
Linares 1x6
Moorish Star 3x6
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Cuerda Seca
FL ORE Z A
#109
6 x 6
#104
#102 corner
#103
4 x 4
#106
#108
#105
#107
#101
2 x 2
2 x 6 #110
#113
#110 PFC #1
#115 #111
#114 #116
#110 PFC #2
#112
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Cuerda Seca
Moorish Knot - 4x4, 6x6
Granada -4x4, 6x6
Gaudix - 4x4, 6x6
Cazorla 4x4, 6x6, 8x8 ,12x12
Toledo- 4x4, 6x6
Vitoria - 4x4, 6x6
Palencia- 4x4, 6x6
Valencia- 4x4, 6x6
Majorca- 4x4, 6x6
Cadiz- 4x4, 6x6
Orense 4x4, 6x6
Soria- 4x4, 6x6
Avila - 4x4, 6x6
Santiago - 4x4, 6x6
Vigo - 3x3, 4x4, 6x6
Braga - 4x4, 6x6
Cuerda Seca
Le贸n - 4x4, 6x6
Salamanca - 3x3, 4x4, 6x6
Merida- 4x4, 6x6
Serpa- 4x4, 6x6
Bu帽ol - 4x4, 6x6
Gij贸n- 4x4, 6x6
Santander - 3x3, 4x4, 6x6
Mora- 4x4, 6x6
Guadalajara - 4x4, 6x6
Ayamonte - 4x4, 6x6
Ovieda - 4x4, 6x6
Burgos - 4x4, 6x6
Teruel - 4x4, 6x6
Cartagena - 4x4, 6x6
Gibraltar - 4x4, 6x6
Viscu - 4x4, 6x6
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Cuerda Seca
Beja - 4x4, 6x6
Leiria - 4x4, 6x6
Estrella - 4x4, 6x6
Aveiro - 4x4, 6x6
Alameda - 4x4, 6x6
Villareal - 4x4, 6x6
La Corúña - 4x4, 6x6
Castropol - 3x3, 4x4, 6x6
Bilbáo - 4x4, 6x6
Sol -- 4x4, 6x6
Flor - 4x4, 6x6
Vinera - 4x4, 6x6
Cuerda Seca Zaragoza- 4x4, 6x6
Tarragona - 4x4, 6x6
Grรกndola - 4x4, 6x6
4x4, 6x6 Alhambra
Alicante - 4x4, 6x6
Girona - 4x4, 6x6
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Cuerda Seca Two Peacock Mural 24 6x6 tiles (36” x 24”)
Cuerda Seca
SHIP S Ship Galleon 6x6
Ship Clipper 6x6
Ship Viking 6x6
Crashing Waves 4x6
PL EA S A N T VA L LEY Ship Galleon Wave 6x6
Sunset 4x4
Deer Tree 4x4
Peacock 4x4
Two Doves 4x4
Pine Tree 4x4
Deer 4x4
Ship Clipper Wave 6x6
Chamberlain’s Flower 4x6
San Marco 4x4
San Rafael 4x4
Tuscany 4x4
Ship Viking Wave 6x6
Crashing Double Waves 4x6
Diamond 2x2, 2x3, 2x5
4x4 Checkerboard 9, 16
Cuerda Seca Corners 12x12 (Medallion as shown is 24x24)
N AVAJ O 4 X 4 A
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