Name/Title
Tile: Pantry T-5Description
A four-color silkscreen underglaze print on a white tile blank depicting items of daily use in a well equipped early American kitchen. Items of ceramic, tin, cast iron, wrought iron, glass and woodware are illustrated.
This tile appears in the c.1955 brochure “Robert Darr Wert/Country Print Tiles”, the c.1956 brochure “Country Prints Tiles designed by Robert Darr Wert”, and the c.1960 brochure “Robert Darr Wert/Country Prints Tiles”; see images.
Pantry T-5 is a pair with Hearth T-4; see images.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Ceramo Studio, New York, Country PrintsDate made
circa 1954Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
* Untyped Place
New York CityNotes
This design is printed on the thicker tie body used by Country Prints/Ceramo Studio prior to 1962.
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.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Front: “robert darr wert”, with heart, lower right corner.
Back: Country Print Tiles label hanger.Dimensions
Height
3/8 inWidth
6 inLength
6 inMaterial
White Tile Blank, Colored Underglaze, Clear Overglaze, Oaktag Label Hanger, CorkColor
Black, Brick Red, Light Brown, Blue
