Name/Title
Tile, Framed Triple: Friendly Kitchen 304-FDescription
A framed four-screen/seven-color tile triptych depicting items from an early American kitchen in a black painted birch Country Prints frame. Blown glass bottles, copperware, tinware, wrought and cast iron wares, and trailing vines are illustrated. Tile frames were offered in a choice of natural birchwood or black.
This item appears on a c.1955 order form and packing slip.
This frame with recessed tiles is the earliest style of tile frame offered by Country Prints, c.1955.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country Prints, Ceramo Studio, New YorkDate made
circa 1955Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Tiles produced by Ceramo Studios, NYC, for Country Prints. Frames produced near Gill, MA. Framed tiles assembled and finished by Country Prints in Gill, MA.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Front: “wert”, with heart, lower right corner.
Back: silkscreened Country Print Tiles branding.Dimensions
Dimension Description
FrameHeight
5-3/4 inWidth
14-1/4 inDepth
1-1/4 inDimension Description
TilesHeight
4-1/4 inWidth
4-1/4 inDimension Notes
Thickness of tiles is likely 3/8”.Materials
Material
Ceramic, Wood, Chipboard, corrugated board, Colored Underglaze, Birchwood, PaintMaterial Notes
Corrugated board holds tiles into frame with staples. Printed backing board is glued within the back of the frame.Colors
Color
Green, Brick Red, Light Green, Black, Copper, Dark Green, Dark BrownColor Notes
Copper is produced by overprinting brick red and light green; dark green by overprinting green, light green and brick red; dark brown by overprinting green and brick red.
