Name/Title
Tile: Herbs, Marjoram T-72Description
A four-screen/five-color silkscreen underglaze print on a white tile blank depicting the herb marjoram, the origin of its name, suggestions for its use, and its latin name.
Text reads, “MARJORAM, from the greek “joy of the mountain”, for all meat dishes and soup with beef stock, spaghetti sauce, eggs - salads, chicken - spinach and tomatoes, similar are oregano and pot marjoram. Majorana hortensis”.
This tile appears in the brochure “Robert Darr Wert/Country Print Tiles”, c.1960; see images.
This is one of a series of six tiles dedicated to single herbs; see individual tile entries.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country Prints, Ceramo Studio, New YorkDate made
circa 1959Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
* Untyped Place
New York CityNotes
This design is printed on the thicker tile base used by Country Prints/Ceramo Studio prior to 1962.
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.Inscription/Signature/Marks
“wert by hand”, lower right corner.Dimensions
Height
3/8 inWidth
6 inDepth
6 inMaterial
White Tile Blank, Colored Underglaze, Clear Overglaze, Oaktag Label Hanger, CorkColors
Color
Dark Green, Light Green, Red, Black, BrownColor Notes
Brown is produced by overprinting red and light green.
