This is a cobalt blue clay quarter round beak useful to end a line of trims either 4"" or 6"" long as shown in one of the pictures, it is also useful in a corner where the edges have been tiled using quarter round trims. Mexican Talavera ceramic is the result of a mixture of cultures over the time. The Spaniards were influenced by Arabic pottery, they brought it to Mexico and the mixture of cultures gave as result these beautiful art in ceramic. This clay quarter round beak is just an example of the exquisite beauty the Mexican craftsmen put on each item they create. It is hand-painted, this means that no two beaks are the same! There might be small differences in size, weight and even the paintings.