Tile: Poor Richard’s, Harvest of Peace (TK) T-44

Object/Artifact

Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Tile: Harvest of Peace (TK) T-44.

Image: The HaciendaShop, Etsy.com

Name/Title

Tile: Poor Richard’s, Harvest of Peace (TK) T-44

Description

A four-color silkscreen underglaze print on a white tile blank depicting a Pennsylvania “Dutch” farmer in a buckskin coat harvesting wheat. The moon and stars indicate the long hours of harvest time. The composition supports the maxim from Poor Richard’s Almanac, “A harvest of peace from a seed of contentment.” This tile appears in the brochure “Robert Darr Wert/Country Prints Tiles”, c.1960, and was produced into the 1960’s; see images. This is one of a series of at least fourteen tiles featuring maxims from Poor Richard’s Almanac.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints, Ceramo Studio, New York

Date made

circa 1959

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

New York City

Notes

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 was first produced in the late 1950’s and continued in production through the 1960’s as evidenced by its appearance on both the thicker tile body use until 1962, and the thinner tile body used from 1962 onward.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“wert by hand”, and “P.R.’s Almanac”, lower left corner.

Dimensions

Height

3/8 in

Width

6 in

Length

6 in

Material

White Tile Blank, Colored Underglaze, Clear Overglaze, Oaktag Label Hanger, Cork

Color

Teal, Yellow, Brick Red, Black