Name/Title
Print: Tavern Sign, Prentis 916-6Description
A four-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting a tavern sign with the proprietor name, J. Prentis, and a founding date of 1801. A medallion features a profile of a woman representing liberty. The word “LIBERTY” appears above the profile in a red band with thirteen stars representing the first states of the union.
This print is listed in the January 1960 Country Prints price list in a choice of antique birch or flat black frames, and appears in the c.1960 brochure “Country Prints in Frames Designed by Robert Darr Wert”; see images. It was offered as a single, double or triple with two other tavern signs, Angell 916-4, and Spencer 916-5.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1959Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Linen print is dry mounted to chipboard, backed with corrugated board bearing the Country Prints imprint, and secured within a Country Prints natural wood frame with staples.Inscription/Signature/Marks
“wert”, lower right corner.Dimensions
Dimension Description
Print, exclusive of frameHeight
16 inWidth
9 inDimension Description
FrameHeight
17-1/2 inWidth
10-1/2 inDepth
1-3/4 inMaterial
Bleached Linen, Textile Ink, Chipboard, corrugated board, Wood, Clear Finish Coat, StaplesColor
Brick Red, Yellow Ochre, Dark Green, Brown
