Name/Title
Tile: Herbs, Lavender T-75Description
A four-color silkscreen underglaze print on a white tile blank depicting the herb lavender with its latin name, symbolism related to love, and a partial verse from the poem, “The Schoolmistress”, by William Shenstone, 1742; see web link for complete poem.
Text reads, “Pure LAVENDER to lay in bridal gown, and lavender whose spikes of asure bloom shall be erewhile in arid bundles bound to lurk amid the labors of her loom and crown her kerchief clean with rare perfume. Lavandula vera for devotion”.
This tile appears in the c.1960 brochure “Robert Darr Wert/Country Print Tiles”; see images.
This is one of a series of six tiles dedicated to single herbs; see individual tile entries.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
This design is printed on the thicker tile body used by Country Prints/Ceramo Studio prior to 1962.
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.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Front; “wert by hand”, lower right corner.
Back: Country Print Tiles label hanger.Dimensions
Height
3/8 inWidth
6 inDepth
6 inMaterial
White Tile Blank, Colored Underglaze, Clear Overglaze, Oaktag Label Hanger, CorkColor
Light Green, Dark Green, Red, Black
