Name/Title
Tile: Hearth T-4Description
A four-color silkscreen underglaze print on a white tile blank depicting items of daily use arranged around a well equipped early American hearth. Items of woodware, tinware, cast iron, wrought iron, ceramics, and enamelware are illustrated. A rifle and powder horn are mounted on the mantle.
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 Prints Tiles”, and is included in an ad for Elliots Furniture of Billings, Montana, in 1957; see images.
This tile is a pair with Pantry T-5; see images.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Ceramo Studio, New York, Country PrintsDate made
circa 1954Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
* Untyped Place
New York CityNotes
This design is printed on the thicker tile body 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
“robert darr wert”, in black with red heart, lower left corner.Dimensions
Height
3/8 inWidth
6 inLength
6 inMaterial
White Tile Blank, Colored Underglaze, Clear Overglaze, Cork, Oaktag Label HangerColors
Color
Brick Red, Teal, Black, UmberColor Notes
Additional colors achieved with overprinting of two colors.
