Name/Title
Tile: Happy Heart 530, with beige underlayDescription
A four-color silkscreen overglaze print on a glazed white tile blank depicting a Pennsylvania “Dutch” inspired composition of angels, birds, flowers and hearts supporting the phrase, “may you have a happy heart”. This design varies from the previous version and includes a mottled beige underlay of color, likely applied to make the background appear to be more like the unbleached linen of the matching kitchen towel and accessories. This version was likely produced in the mid-1960’s.
This design appears in the brochures “Country Prints by Robert Darr Wert and Neighbors”, c.1963 and c.1966, see images.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country Prints, Ceramo Studio, New YorkDate made
circa 1965Time 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 Studio, NYC.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Front: “wert”, lower left corner, and “by hand”, lower right corner.Dimensions
Height
1/4 inWidth
6 inDepth
6 inMaterial
White Tile Blank, Overglaze Colors, Cork, InkColors
Color
Red, Blue, Yellow Ochre, Dark GreenColor Notes
Dark green is the product of overprinting blue and yellow ochre.
