Name/Title
Tile: Country Tin T-14Description
A four-color silkscreen underglaze print on a white tile blank with a clear overglaze. Design depicts five examples of early American painted tin: two coffee pots, a tea kettle, a tea tin and a handled bowl.
This tile appears in the brochures “Robert Darr Wert/Country Print Tiles”, c.1955, as Country Tin T-14, and in “Country Prints by Robert Darr Wert and Neighbors”, c.1963 and c.1966, as Country Tin 517. The 1960’s versions are on a thinner tile body.
A matching placemat set was also produced at the time this tile was released, c.1955; see images.
In the 1960’s, a matching wallhanging was also produced; see images. These items were available singly or in matched gift sets.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Ceramo Studio, New York, Country PrintsDate made
circa 1954 - circa 1960Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
* Untyped Place
New York CityNotes
Design, screen production, and mixing of colored underglazes performed at the Country Prints workshop, Gill, MA. Screen printing of underglaze colors, glazing, firing and finishing by Ceramo Studio, NYC.
This example is printed on the thicker tile body used before 1962.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Front: “wert”, with red outlined heart, lower left corner.
Back: Country Print Tiles/Ceramo Studio label hanger.Dimensions
Height
1/4 inWidth
6 inDepth
6 inMaterial
White Tile Blank, Colored Underglaze, Clear Overglaze, Oaktag Label Hanger, CorkColor
Black, Olive, Brick Red, Yellow Ochre
