Tile: Craft Horizons, Herbs (TK)

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Herbs (TK) tile.: Collection of Kathryn Zentner. Image: Kathryn Zentner.
Herbs (TK) tile.

Collection of Kathryn Zentner. Image: Kathryn Zentner.

Name/Title

Tile: Craft Horizons, Herbs (TK)

Description

A three-color composition printed on a white tile blank with a clear gloss overglaze depicting a collage of mid-century modern ceramic vases containing herb plants. This was likely from a short-lived line of modern designs produced by Country Prints titled “Craft Horizons”. Country Prints’ wholesale customers didn’t respond to the line and it was quickly discontinued. Wert took classes from a couple teaching ceramics at nearby historic site Deerfield Village. The vases portrayed on the tile may be his own designs, emphasizing his interest in modernity and current design trends. This example descended through the Wert family and is in the collection of Kathryn Zentner.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Ceramo Studio, New York, Country Prints

Date made

circa 1956 - circa 1960

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

New York City

Notes

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 Studio, NYC. This design is printed on the thicker tile body used by Country Prints/Ceramo Studio prior to 1962.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Front: “WERT” in black block print, lower left corner. Back: Country Print Tiles label hanger.

Dimensions

Height

3/8 in

Width

6 in

Depth

6 in

Material

White Tile Blank, Colored Underglaze, Clear Overglaze, Oaktag Label Hanger, Cork

Color

Brick Red, Light Brown, Yellow, Black