Name/Title
Tile: Poor Richard’s, Fat Kitchen (TK) T-41Description
A five-color silkscreen underglaze print on a white tile blank featuring a maxim from Poor Richard’s Almanac, “A FAT KITCHEN, A LEAN WILL”. The tile is illustrated with harvest foods: ham, bacon and herbs hang from an overhead beam; a loaf of bread, a wheel of cheese, apples and a jug of cider rest on the table; a basket of cabbages, a bucket of nuts, and a butter churn sit on the floor.
This tile appears in the brochure “Robert Darr Wert/Country Prints Tiles”, c.1960; see images.
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
Ceramo Studio, New York, Country PrintsDate made
circa 1959Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
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 example is printed on the thicker tile body used by Country Prints/Ceramo Studio prior to 1962.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Front: “wert by hand”, lower left corner, and “poor richard’s almanac”, lower margin.
Back: Country Print Tiles label hanger.Dimensions
Dimension Description
.4Height
6 inDepth
6 inMaterial
White Tile Blank, Colored Underglaze, Clear Overglaze, Oaktag Label Hanger, CorkColors
Color
Green, Brown, Yellow Ochre, Brick Red, BlackColor Notes
Additional colors/shading produced by overprinting of two colors.
