Name/Title
Tile: Poor Richard’s, Peace (TK) T-44Description
A four-color silkscreen underglaze print on a white tile blank depicting an early American farmer in a buckskin coat harvesting wheat. The moon and stars indicate the long hours of harvest time. The composition supports the maxim from Poor Richard’s Almanac, “A harvest of peace from a seed of contentment.”
This tile appears in the brochure “Robert Darr Wert/Country Prints Tiles”, c.1960; see images.
Though this tile design was first produced c.1959, this example is printed on the thinner tile body used by Country Prints/Ceramo Studio from 1962 onward.
This is one of a series of at least fourteen tiles featuring maxims from Poor Richard’s Almanac.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country Prints, Ceramo Studio, New YorkDate made
circa 1959Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
* Untyped Place
New York CityNotes
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 Studios, NYC.
This design was first produced in the late 1950’s and continued in production through the 1960’s as evidenced by its appearance on both the thicker tile body use until 1962, and the thinner tile body used from 1962 onward.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Front: “wert by hand”, and “P.R.’s Almanac”, lower left corner.
Back: Country Print Tiles/Ceramo Studio imprint.Dimensions
Height
1/4 inWidth
6 inLength
6 inMaterial
White Tile Blank, Overglaze Colors, Cork, InkColor
Teal, Yellow, Brick Red, Black
