Tile: Pennsylvania Dutch Hex (TK), Hearts, Square

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Square Hex tile with hearts.: Image: Hiram Levi ll, Facebook Marketplace.
Square Hex tile with hearts.

Image: Hiram Levi ll, Facebook Marketplace.

Name/Title

Tile: Pennsylvania Dutch Hex (TK), Hearts, Square

Description

A square tile with a silkscreen overglaze print depicting Wert’s interpretation of a Pennsylvania “Dutch” hex symbol.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints, Ceramo Studio, New York

Date made

circa 1962 - circa 1965

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”, outer margin.

Dimensions

Height

1/4 in

Diameter

6 in

Material

White Tile Blank, Overglaze Colors, Cork