Tile: Good Morning 526

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Tile: Good Morning 526.: Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM, unless noted.
Tile: Good Morning 526.

Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM, unless noted.

Name/Title

Tile: Good Morning 526

Description

A five-color silkscreen overglaze print on a white glazed tile blank depicting a crowing rooster on a fence, a nesting hen with three chicks, a radiant sun and trailing vines. This tile appears in the brochures “Country Prints by Robert Darr Wert and Neighbors”, c.1963 and c.1966; see images. A matching towel/wallhanging, apron and potholder were also produced. These items were available singly or in matched gift sets; see images.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints, Ceramo Studio, New York

Date made

circa 1962

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 by hand”, lower left corner. Country Print Tiles stamp on tile backing.

Dimensions

Height

1/4 in

Width

6 in

Depth

6 in

Material

White Tile Blank, Overglaze Colors, Cork, Ink

Colors

Color

Teal, Yellow Ochre, Red, Green, Black

Color Notes

Green may be the product of overprinting teal and yellow ochre.