Name/Title
Tile: Quilts; Chickens T-15, BrownDescription
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. It was produced in two colorways, brown and blue. A blue example has not been documented.
This example never had cork feet or the Country Print Tiles label hanger installed on the back. Purchased from the family of a former Country Prints employee, it is likely a factory “second” due to the horizontal discoloration of the underglaze at the rooster’s feet.
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 titled Quilts 203 (see below), which is a graphic reinterpretation of a Pennsylvania “Dutch” appliqué quilt.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country Prints, Ceramo Studio, New YorkDate 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 Studio, NYC.
This example is printed on the thicker tile body used by Country Prints/Ceramo Studio until 1962. Tile backing is missing, exposing the manufacturer’s imprint for ATCo ceramics.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Front: “r. wert”, with squared heart, lower right corner.
Back: shopmark for tile blank produced, “ATCo”.Dimensions
Height
3/8 inWidth
6 inLength
6 inMaterial
White Tile Blank, Colored Underglaze, Clear Overglaze
