Tile, Framed Double: Salad Herbs T-11 & Tea Herbs T-13 (possibly Herbs F-203)

Object/Artifact

Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Salad Herbs T-11 & Tea Herbs T-13 in natural birchwood Country Prints frame.

PKM collection. Images: PKM

Name/Title

Tile, Framed Double: Salad Herbs T-11 & Tea Herbs T-13 (possibly Herbs F-203)

Description

A framed tile diptych featuring Country Print Tiles Salad Herbs T-11 & Tea Herbs T-13. Country Prints frame is natural birchwood with a clear satin finish. Tile frames were offered in a choice of natural birchwood or black. This frame with recessed tiles is the first style of tile frame offered by Country Prints, c.1955.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints, Ceramo Studio, New York

Date made

circa 1955

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Notes

Tiles produced by Ceramo Studio from Wert artwork. Frame made by a shop local to Gill, MA. Tile framing and finishing performed at Country Prints.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Front: “r. darr wert” along lower margin of each tile. Back: silkscreened Country Print Tiles branding.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Tiles, exclusive of frame

Height

6 in

Width

6 in

Dimension Description

Frame

Height

7-5/8 in

Width

13-3/4 in

Depth

1-1/4 in

Material

Ceramic, Colored Underglaze, Clear Overglaze, Birchwood, Clear Finish Coat, Cardboard, Ink

Colors

Color Notes

See individual tile entries for colors.