Name/Title
Tile: Quilts; Bird and House T-17, BrownDescription
A two-color silkscreen underglaze print on a white tile blank depicting a large bird atop a house, and a trailing vine supporting a manicured tree superimposed with Wert’s interpretation of a calico textile pattern. The composition is framed with a rick-rack style border. It was produced in two colorways, blue and brown; see separate entries.
First produced c.1956 and soon discontinued, this tile bears the full cork backing Country Prints/Ceramo Studio began using c.1962, indicating it was reintroduced in the early 1960’s.
This tile appears in the c.1956 brochure “Country Prints Tiles designed by Robert Darr Wert”, as well as a 1957 ad for Elliots Furniture of Billings, Montana; see images.
This tile design is one of twelve panels found on a c.1953 Country Prints wallhanging titled Quilts 203 (see below), which is a graphic reinterpretation of Pennsylvania “Dutch” appliqué quilts.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Ceramo Studio, New York, Country PrintsDate made
circa 1956Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
* Untyped Place
New York CityNotes
Design, screen production, and mixing of colored underglazes performed at the Country Prints workshop, Gill, MA. Screen printing of underglaze colors, clear glaze, firing and finishing by Ceramo Studio, NYC.
This example is printed on the thicker tile body used by Country Prints/Ceramo Studio prior to 1962.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Front: “R D WERT” with squared heart, lower right corner.Dimensions
Height
3/8 inWidth
6-1/8 inDepth
6-1/8 inMaterial
White Tile Blank, Colored Underglaze, Clear Overglaze, Cork
