Tile: Pennsylvania Dutch, Tulips (TK), Square

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Pennsylvania Dutch Tulips (TK) square tile.: Image: Hiram Levi II, Facebook Marketplace.
Pennsylvania Dutch Tulips (TK) square tile.

Image: Hiram Levi II, Facebook Marketplace.

Name/Title

Tile: Pennsylvania Dutch, Tulips (TK), Square

Description

A four-color silkscreen overglaze print on a glazed white tile blank depicting Wert’s interpretation of Pennsylvania “Dutch” tulips and hearts.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints, Ceramo Studio, New York

Date made

circa 1962 - 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 body used by Country Prints/Ceramo Studio from 1962 onward.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“wert”, in outer margin.

Dimensions

Height

1/4 in

Diameter

6 in

Material

White Tile Blank, Overglaze Colors, Cork

Color

Yellow Ochre, Red, Green, Black