Name/Title
Tile: Poor Richard’s, No Law (TK)Description
A four-color silkscreen overglaze print on a glazed white tile blank depicting lady justice in a star covered dress holding a scale in one hand and a baker’s peel in the other, supporting the maxim from Poor Richard’s Almanac, “When there is no law, there is no bread.”
Though first produced in the late 1950’s, this example is printed on the thinner tile body used by Country Prints/Ceramo Studio from 1962 onward. The colors used also vary from late 1950’s examples; see separate entry.
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 WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country Prints, Ceramo Studio, New YorkDate made
circa 1962 - circa 1965Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
* Untyped Place
New York CityNotes
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: “from poor richard’’s almanac”, lower margin. Unsigned by Wert.
Back: Country Print Tiles/Ceramo Studio imprint.Dimensions
Height
1/4 inWidth
6 inLength
6 inMaterial
White Tile Blank, Overglaze Colors, Cork, InkColor
Black, Light Blue, Yellow, Brick Red
