Tile, Framed Single: Jugs T-9 in Black Frame

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Jugs T-9 tile in a black painted birch Country Prints frame.: PKM collection. Images: PKM, unless noted.
Jugs T-9 tile in a black painted birch Country Prints frame.

PKM collection. Images: PKM, unless noted.

Name/Title

Tile, Framed Single: Jugs T-9 in Black Frame

Description

A Jugs T-9 tile in a black painted birchwood Country Prints frame. Tile frames were offered in a choice of natural birchwood or black. This style frame, with the tile face flush with the frame face, was offered by Country Prints, c.1956, in natural birch or black. Initially, only six tile selections were offered, but later any CP tiles could be chosen by retailers. Framed tiles were meant to be used as trivets and/or wall art.

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 designed by Robert Darr Wert and produced by Ceramo Studio, NYC, for Country Prints. Frames produced near Gill, MA. Framed tiles assembled and finished by Country Prints in Gill, MA.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Front: “r. darr wert” in script, lower center. Back: Country Print Tiles label hanger on reverse.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Tile

Height

6 in

Width

6 in

Depth

1/4 in

Dimension Description

Frame

Height

9 in

Width

9 in

Depth

3/4 in

Material

White Tile Blank, Colored Underglaze, Clear Overglaze, Birchwood, Paint, Oaktag Label Hanger

Color

Pink, Slate Gray, Navy, Brown