Name/Title
Tile: Quilts; Chickens T-15, BlueDescription
A two-color silkscreen underglaze print on a white tile blank depicting a rooster, a hen, a branch with teardrop shaped leaves, and a Star of David.
First produced c.1956 and soon discontinued, this example bears the full cork backing adopted by Country Prints/Ceramo Studio c.1962, indicating it was reintroduced in the early 1960’s.
This tile appears in the c.1956 brochure “Country Prints Tiles designed by Robert Darr Wert”; see images.
This tile design is one of twelve panels found on a c.1953 Country Prints towel/wallhanging/runner titled, “Quilts” (see below), which is a graphic reinterpretation of Pennsylvania “Dutch” appliqué quilt squares.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Ceramo Studio, New York, Country PrintsDate made
circa 1956Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
* Untyped Place
New York CityNotes
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 Studios, NYC.
This design is printed on the thicker tile body used by Country Prints/Ceramo Studio prior to 1962.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Front: “r.wert”, with squared heart, lower right corner.
Back: Country Print Tiles/Ceramo Studio imprint.Dimensions
Height
3/8 inWidth
6-1/8 inLength
6-1/8 inMaterial
White Tile Blank, Colored Underglaze, Clear Overglaze, Cork, Ink
