Tile: Victorian Family (TK)

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Tile: Victorian Family (TK).: Images: banzbanz11, eBay.com, Phoenix AZ, 4/1/2021.
Tile: Victorian Family (TK).

Images: banzbanz11, eBay.com, Phoenix AZ, 4/1/2021.

Name/Title

Tile: Victorian Family (TK)

Description

A four-color silkscreen overglaze print on a white glazed tile blank depicting a Victorian era family in their dining room. The subject matter is a departure from Wert’s typical Americana themes and may be a response to the rising interest in Victoriana in the 1960’s.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints, Ceramo Studio, New York

Date made

circa 1965

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

New York City

Notes

Design, screen production, and mixing of colored overglazes performed at the Country Prints workshop, Gill, MA. Screen printing of overglaze colors, firing and finishing by Ceramo Studio, NYC. This design is printed on the thinner tile base used by Country Prints/Ceramo Studio from 1962 onward.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Front: “wert by hand”, lower right corner. Back: Country Print Tiles/Ceramo Studio imprint.

Dimensions

Height

1/4 in

Width

6 in

Depth

6 in

Material

White Tile Blank, Overglaze Colors, Cork, Ink

Color

Red, Blue, Black, Brown