Name/Title
Tile: Herbs, Sage T-76Description
A four-screen/five-color silkscreen underglaze print on a white tile blank depicting the herb sage, its latin name, a quote from an archaic medical text, suggestions for use, and the herb’s symbolism. A sage plant is potted in a copper cooking pot. A trailing vine borders the composition.
Text reads, “SAGE, salvia officinalis, “Strengthens the sinews, feaver’s heat doth swage the palsie, helps and rids of mickel woe” (from The Regimen of Health, The School of Salerno; see web link) “To season - poultry - sausage - cheese - tea - pork - stewed tomatoes - string beans. Symbolizes domestic virtue”.
This tile appears in the c.1960 brochure “Robert Darr Wert/Country Prints Tiles”, and is one of a set of six tiles dedicated to single herbs; see images.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
This design is printed on the thicker tile body used by Country Prints/Ceramo Studio prior to 1962.
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.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Front: “wert by hand”, lower right corner.
Back: Country Print Tiles label hanger.Dimensions
Height
3/8 inWidth
6 inDepth
6 inMaterial
White Tile Blank, Colored Underglaze, Clear Overglaze, Oaktag Label Hanger, CorkColors
Color
Dark Green, Light Green, Red, Black, Dark BrownColor Notes
Dark brown is produced by overprinting red and light green.
