Name/Title
Tile: Country Tin 517 (AKA Country Tin T-14 and Painted Tin T-14 on thicker tile body)Description
A four-color silkscreen overglaze print on a glazed white tile blank depicting five items of early American painted tin: two coffee pots, a tea kettle, a tea tin and a bowl with handles.
This tile appears in the brochures “Robert Darr Wert/Country Print Tiles”, c.1955, as Country Tin T-14, and in “Country Prints by Robert Darr Wert and Neighbors”, c.1963 and c.1966, as Country Tin 517; see images.
Originally designed c.1954, this example dates to c.1962-65.
In the 1960’s, a matching wallhanging was also produced; see images. These items were available singly or in matched gift sets.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Ceramo Studio, New York, Country PrintsDate made
circa 1954 - circa 1966Time 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 from 1962 onward.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Front: “wert”, with red outlined heart, lower left corner.
Back: Country Print Tiles/Ceramo Studio imprint.Dimensions
Height
1/4 inWidth
6 inDepth
6 inMaterial
White Tile Blank, Overglaze Colors, CorkColor
Black, Olive, Brick Red, Yellow Ochre
