Tile: Quilt Eagle (TK)

Object/Artifact

Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Tile: Life Liberty Happiness (TK).

Images: Worthpoint.com

Name/Title

Tile: Quilt Eagle (TK)

Description

A three-color silkscreen underglaze print on a white tile blank inspired by an early American applique quilt. At center an American eagle with a patriotic chest shield holds a furling banner in its beak. Below, another banner is emblazoned with a partial phrase from the Declaration of Independence, “Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness”. Below are thirteen red six-point stars representing the original thirteen states of the union. This design is from the late 1950’s, but this example is recolored and printed on the thinner tile body used by Country Prints/Ceramo Studio from 1962 onward. See previous entry for comparison.

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.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Front: “wert”, lower left corner. Back: Country Print Tiles imprint.

Dimensions

Height

1/4 in

Width

6 in

Depth

6 in

Material

White Tile Blank, Colored Underglaze, Cork

Color

Yellow, Red, Teal