These tiles arrived early and were packed in thick foam containers.  We opened all 8 boxes and as far as we can tell so far, there were no broken tiles.  The tile is about 1/4 inch thick and has a matte finish.  They are not perfect rectangles but are very close giving them the look of roughcut wood with peeling blue paint.  We will post pictures of our backsplash once the tile is installed. They are better than we expected!