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

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Tile: Pennsylvania Dutch Hex (TK) round.: Image: Worthpoint.com
Tile: Pennsylvania Dutch Hex (TK) round.

Image: Worthpoint.com

Name/Title

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

Description

A round 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