Name/Title
Tile: Herbs, Salad Herbs T-11Description
A five-screen/six-color silkscreen underglaze print on a white tile blank depicting fourteen herb names, glass bottles, and kitchen utensils made of wood and wrought iron.
This tile appears in the c.1955 brochure “Robert Darr Wert/Country Print Tiles”, the c.1956 brochure “Country Prints Tiles designed by Robert Darr Wert”, the c.1960 brochure “Robert Darr Wert/Country Print Tiles”, and in an article about Country Print Tiles in the journal Design, 1957; see images.
A matching print on linen was also produced; see images.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Ceramo Studio, New York, Country PrintsDate made
circa 1954Time 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
“r. darr wert”, in red, lower right corner.Dimensions
Height
3/8 inWidth
6 inLength
6 inMaterial
White Tile Blank, Colored Underglaze, Clear Overglaze, CorkColors
Color
Aqua, Red, Green, Dark Green, Black, Dark BrownColor Notes
Dark brown is produced by overprinting three ways: dark green and red, aqua and red, and green and red.
