Name/Title
Tile: Herb Chart 520Description
A five-color silkscreen overglaze print on a glazed white tile blank depicting an herb chart listing specific uses for over a dozen annual and perennial herbs. Trailing vines complete the composition.
A matching towel/wallhanging, apron and calendar towel were also produced; see links. With the exception of the calendar towel, these items were available singly or in matched gift sets.
This tile appears in the brochures “Country Prints by Robert Darr Wert and Neighbors”, c.1963 and c.1966, see images.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country Prints, Ceramo Studio, New YorkDate made
circa 1962Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
* Untyped Place
New York CityNotes
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.
This design is printed on the thinner tile body used by Country Prints/Ceramo Studio from 1962 onward.Inscription/Signature/Marks
“wert”, lower left corner, and “by hand”, lower right corner.Dimensions
Height
1/4 inWidth
6 inDepth
6 inMaterial
White Tile Blank, Overglaze Colors, CorkColor
Orange, Brown, Green, Black, Beige
