Tile, Framed Double: Pantry and Hearth F-202/F-202 Country Kitchen

Object/Artifact

Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Country Print Tiles diptych featuring Pantry T-5 and Hearth T-4 in a Country Prints black painted birchwood frame.

Image: Kate Albright, backtothe60s, Etsy.com

Name/Title

Tile, Framed Double: Pantry and Hearth F-202/F-202 Country Kitchen

Description

A framed tile diptych featuring Country Print Tiles Pantry T-5 and Hearth T-4. Country Prints frame is black painted birchwood. Tile frames were offered in a choice of natural birchwood or black. This framed pair appears in a c.1956 brochure as F-202 Pantry and Hearth, and on a c.1956 order form/packing slip as F-202 Country Kitchen. This style frame, with the tile face flush with the frame face, was offered by Country Prints c.1956.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints, Ceramo Studio, New York

Date made

circa 1956

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Notes

Tiles produced by Ceramo studios for Country Prints in NYC, frames produced near Gill, MA. Framed tiles assembled by Country Prints in Gill, MA.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“robert darr wert”, lower margin of each tile.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Frame

Height

7-3/4 in

Width

13-3/4 in

Depth

1-1/4 in

Dimension Description

Tile

Height

6 in

Width

6 in

Material

Ceramic, Colored Underglaze, Clear Overglaze, Birchwood, Paint, Cardboard

Colors

Color Notes

See individual tile entries for colors.