Tile: Farmer’s Almanac (TK), Brown

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Tile: Almanac (TK) in brown.: Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM, unless noted.
Tile: Almanac (TK) in brown.

Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM, unless noted.

Name/Title

Tile: Farmer’s Almanac (TK), Brown

Description

A two-color silkscreen overglaze print on a glazed white tile blank depicting zodiac symbols and corresponding dates, as well as the tile name, “Farmer’s Almanac”. At center is a shock of wheat and an assortment of farm tools and produce. This design was produced in three colorways: red, yellow and blue. This example is in brown; see images.

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 design 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.

Dimensions

Height

1/4 in

Width

6 in

Depth

6 in

Material

White Tile Blank, Overglaze Colors, Cork

Color

Blue, Black