Name/Title
Tile: Poor Richard’s, Wax (TK) T-43Description
A four-color silkscreen underglaze print on a white tile blank depicting a Pennsylvania “Dutch” couple walking under a blazing sun, supporting the maxim from Poor Richard’s Almanac, “If your head is wax, don’t walk in the sun.”
This tile appears in the brochure “Robert Darr Wert/Country Prints Tiles”, c.1960; see images.
This is one of a series of at least fourteen tiles featuring maxims from Poor Richard’s Almanac.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country Prints, Ceramo Studio, New YorkDate 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 example is printed on the thicker tile body used by Country Prints/Ceramo Studio prior to 1962.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Front: “wert by hand”, and “from poor richard’s almanac”, lower margin.
Back: Country Print Tiles label hanger.Dimensions
Height
3/8 inWidth
6 inLength
6 inMaterial
White Tile Blank, Colored Underglaze, Clear Overglaze, Oaktag Label Hanger, CorkColor
Yellow, Teal, Brick Red, Black
