Name/Title
Tile: Herbs, Tea Herbs T-13Description
A four-color silkscreen underglaze print on a white tile blank depicting drawers and tins for storing tea herbs, and a Chinese export teapot for serving. Herb names presented: tansy, costmary, angelica, bergamot, sage, lemon balm, sweet woodruff, penny royal, rose geranium, burnet, mint and rosemary.
This tile appears in the c.1955 brochure “Robert Darr Wert/Country Print Tiles”, the c.1956 brochure “Country Print Tiles designed by Robert Darr Wert”, the c.1960 brochure “Robert Darr Wert/Country Prints Tiles”, and in an ad for Elliots Furniture of Billings, Montana, in 1957; see images.
A matching mounted print was also produced; see images.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Ceramo Studio, New York, Country PrintsDate made
circa 1955Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
* Untyped Place
New York CityNotes
Date determined by signature as well as appearance in the c.1955 brochure “Robert Darr Wert/Country Print Tiles”, and a 1957 advertisement for Elliots Furniture; see images.
This example 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 Studios, NYC.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Front: “r. darr wert”, lower center.
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
Teal, Green, Brown, Light Brown
