Name/Title
Tile: Woodland Walk 561Description
A four-color silkscreen overglaze print on a glazed white tile blank depicting woodland life including several types of ferns, mushrooms, and a snail.
A matching towel/wallhanging was also produced; see images. These items were available singly or in matched gift sets.
This tile appears in the brochures “Country Prints by Robert Darr Wert and Neighbors”, c.1963 and c.1966; see images.
An example of this tile is in the permanent collection of the Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY; see images.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country Prints, Ceramo Studio, New YorkDate made
circa 1962Time 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
“wert”, lower left corner.Dimensions
Height
1/4 inWidth
6 inDepth
6 inMaterial
White Tile Blank, Overglaze Colors, CorkColor
Green, Brown, Red, Black
