Tile: Pennsylvania Dutch, Welcome (TK)

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Tile: Pennsylvania Dutch, Welcome (TK).: Image: TheRoughGem, Etsy.com, unless noted.
Tile: Pennsylvania Dutch, Welcome (TK).

Image: TheRoughGem, Etsy.com, unless noted.

Name/Title

Tile: Pennsylvania Dutch, Welcome (TK)

Description

A tile with a four screen/five color silkscreen overglaze print depiciting a Pennsylvania “Dutch” welcome sign. This design was available on both round and square tiles; see images.

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

Front: unsigned. BAck: Country Print Tiles/Ceramo Studio imprint.

Dimensions

Height

1/4 in

Width

6 in

Depth

6 in

Material

White Tile Blank, Overglaze Colors, Cork

Colors

Color

Yellow, Blue, Red, Black, Green

Color Notes

Green is produced by overprinting blue and yellow.