Tile: Early Instruments 544

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Tile: Early Instruments 544.: Images: Worthpoint.com, unless noted; see web link.
Tile: Early Instruments 544.

Images: Worthpoint.com, unless noted; see web link.

Name/Title

Tile: Early Instruments 544

Description

A four-color silkscreen overglaze print on a glazed white tile blank depicting six early musical instruments bordered by a red banner emblazoned with the names of nine composers, with Bach in a place of honor at the bottom center.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints, Ceramo Studio, New York

Date made

circa 1962 - circa 1965

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

New York City

Notes

This example is printed on the thinner tile body used by Country Prints/Ceramo Studio from 1962 onward. Design, screen production, and mixing of colored overglazes performed at the Country Prints workshop, Gill, MA. Screen printing of overglaze colors, firing and finishing by Ceramo Studio, NYC.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Front: “by hand”, lower left corner. Back: Country Prints/Ceramo stamp on cork backing.

Dimensions

Height

1/4 in

Width

6 in

Depth

6 in

Material

White Tile Blank, Overglaze Colors, Cork, Ink

Color

Red, Brown, Yellow, Black

Web Links and URLs

Marshall Historical Society/Musical Museum, Worthpoint listing of eBay sale 8/10/2019