Name/Title
Tile: Poor Richard’s, What is Serving God (TK) T-39Description
A four-color silkscreen underglaze print on a white tile blank depicting a Pennsylvania “Dutch” man and girl carrying firewood toward a saltbox house where a woman awaits, supporting the Poor Richard’s Almanac maxim, “What is serving God ‘tis doing good to man.”
This tile appears in the brochure “Robert Darr Wert/Country Print 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 Studios, 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 right corner.
Back: Country Print Tiles label hanger.Dimensions
Height
3/8 inWidth
6 inLength
6 inMaterial
White Tile Blank, Colored Underglaze, Clear Overglaze, Oaktag Label Hanger, CorkColor
Black, Teal, Yellow, Brick Red
