Name/Title
Tile: Quilts; Bird and Tree T-16, BlueDescription
A two-color silkscreen underglaze print on a white tile blank depicting a house flanked by a small tree on the left and a larger manicured tree on the right. A pair of birds flies in opposite directions above the house. It was produced in two colorways, blue and brown; see separate entries.
First produced c.1956 and soon discontinued, this example bears the full cork backing Country Prints/Ceramo Studio began using 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 designs found on a Country Prints towel/wallhanging/runner 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
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 Studio, 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 a 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
