Name/Title
Tile: Three Chairs (TK) T-59Description
A five-screen/eight color silkscreen underglaze print on a white tile blank depicting three chairs (ladderback, Windsor, wing) in front of a large open hearth. The fireplace is outfitted with andirons, cooking tools and utensils. A quote from Henry David Thoreau appears on overhead beam, “I HAD THREE CHAIRS IN MY HOUSE, ONE FOR SOLITUDE, TWO FOR FRIENDSHIP, THREE FOR SOCIETY.” H. D. THOREAU”.
This tile appears in the brochure “Robert Darr Wert/Country Prints Tiles”, c.1960; see images.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Ceramo Studio, New York, Country PrintsDate made
circa 1959Time 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 design is printed on the thicker tile body used by Country Prints/Ceramo Studio prior to 1962.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Front: “wert”, lower left corner.
Back: Country Print Tiles label hanger.Dimensions
Height
3/8 inWidth
6 inDepth
6 inMaterial
White Tile Blank, Colored Underglaze, Clear Overglaze, Oaktag Label Hanger, CorkColors
Color
Teal, Yellow Ochre, Brick Red, Umber, BlackColor Notes
Sixth, seventh and eight colors produced by overprinting umber with brick red (fireplace bricks, ladderback legs), umber with teal (wing chair seat cushion shadow) and umber with yellow ochre (drawer handle below seat of wing chair).
