A three-color silkscreen underglaze print on a white tile blank depicting two hearts (one superimposed with a calico print), a bird, a leaf and two tulips in Wert’s interpretation of Pennsylvania “Dutch” folk art motifs.
This tile appears in the c.1953 brochure “Robert Darr Wert/Country Print Tiles”. A matching placemat set was also produced; see images.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr Wert
Role
Artist
Manufacturer
Ceramo Studio, New York, Country Prints
Date made
circa 1953
Time Period
20th Century
Place
* Untyped Place
New York City
Notes
This example is on the thicker tile base used by Country Prints/Ceramo Studio before 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
Front: “r.darr wert”, in script, lower left corner.
Back: Country Print Tiles label hanger.
