Tile: Pennsylvania Dutch Hex (TK), Stars, Square

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Pennsylvania Dutch Hex (TK) square tile.: Image: Hiram Levi ll, Facebook Marketplace
Pennsylvania Dutch Hex (TK) square tile.

Image: Hiram Levi ll, Facebook Marketplace

Name/Title

Tile: Pennsylvania Dutch Hex (TK), Stars, Square

Description

A four-screen/five-color overglaze silkscreen print on a glazed white tile blank depicting Wert’s interpretation of a Pennsylvania “Dutch” hex sign.

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. These designs are printed on the thinner tile body used by Country Prints/Ceramo Studio from 1962 onward.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“wert” in script, lower left corner.

Dimensions

Height

6 in

Width

6 in

Material

White Tile Blank, Overglaze Colors, Cork

Colors

Color

Red, Yellow, Blue, Black, Green

Color Notes

Green is likely the product of overprinting blue and yellow.