Tile: Weathervane, Fair Weather (TK)

Object/Artifact

Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Tile: Weathervane, Fair Weather (TK)

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Name/Title

Tile: Weathervane, Fair Weather (TK)

Description

A four-color silkscreen underglaze print on a white tile blank depicting a horse weathervane with a crescent moon finial. The words “FAIR WEATHER” underscore the weathervane. A radiant sun appears in the sky above the horse.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Ceramo Studio, New York

Date made

circa 1956 - circa 1959

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

New York City

Notes

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 design is printed on the thicker tile base used by Country Prints/Ceramo Studio prior to 1962.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Front: “wert by hand”, lower left corner. Back: Country Print Tiles label hanger.

Dimensions

Height

6 in

Width

6 in

Depth

3/8 in

Material

White Tile Blank, Colored Underglaze, Clear Overglaze, Oaktag Label Hanger, Cork

Color

Red, Blue, Yellow, Black