Name/Title
Tile: Poor Richard’s, Virtue (TK) T-35Description
A four-screen/five-color silkscreen overglaze print on a glazed white tile blank depicting dried herbs hanging from a wooden beam, and fresh herbs growing in copper containers supporting the maxim from Poor Richard’s Almanac, “Much virtue in herbs, little in men.”
This tile appears in the brochure “Robert Darr Wert/Country Prints Tiles”, c.1960; see images.
First produced in the late 1950’s, this example is printed on the thinner tile body used by Country Prints/Ceramo Studio from 1962 onward.
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 overglazes performed at the Country Prints workshop, Gill, MA. Screen printing of overglaze colors, firing and finishing by Ceramo Studio, NYC.
This example is printed on the thinner tile body used by Country Prints/Ceramo Studio from 1962 onward.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Front: “wert by hand”, lower left corner.
Back: Country Print Tiles/Ceramo Studio imprint.Dimensions
Height
1/4 inWidth
6 inDepth
6 inMaterial
White Tile Blank, Overglaze Colors, Cork, InkColors
Color
Brick Red, Yellow, Green, Black, CopperColor Notes
Copper is produced by overprinting brick red and yellow.
