Name/Title
Tile: Daily Bread 511, RedDescription
A three-color silkscreen overglaze print on a white glazed tile blank depicting tools necessary for the harvesting of wheat and the baking and serving of bread, bordered at top and bottom with the phrase from the Lord’s Prayer, “Give us this day, Our daily bread”.
This tile appears in the brochures “Country Prints by Robert Darr Wert and Neighbors”, c.1962 and c.1966; see images. It was produced in red and blue colorways.
A matching towel/wallhanging and apron were also available; see images. These items were available singly or in matched gift sets.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country Prints, Ceramo Studio, New YorkDate made
circa 1962Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
* Untyped Place
New York CityNotes
Design, screen production, and mixing of colored overglazes performed at the Country Prints studio, Gill, MA. Screen printing of overglaze colors, firing and finishing by Ceramo Studio, NYC.
This design is printed on the thinner tile base used by Country Prints/Ceramo Studio from 1962 onward.Inscription/Signature/Marks
“wert”, lower left corner; “by hand”, lower right corner.Dimensions
Height
1/4 inWidth
6 inDepth
6 inMaterial
Ceramic, Overglaze ColorsColor
Yellow Ochre, Red, Brown
