Name/Title
Runner, Christmas: Deck the Halls 216Description
A four-screen/five-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting Christmas trees, ornaments, a singing angel, and a baby in a cradle (possibly symbolic of baby Jesus) with the Christmas star above. Along the lower margin is the phrase, “Deck the Halls”, from the traditional Christmas carol lyrics by Thomas Oliphant (see web link for history), with lettering adorned by trailing vines.
This runner is listed on a Spring 1958 Country Prints price list.
Edges are straight stitched and fringed.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1957Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
“wert”, lower left corner; “by hand”, lower right corner.Dimensions
Width
29-1/2 inDepth
17-1/4 inMaterial
Bleached Linen, Textile InkColors
Color
chartreuse, Orange, Teal, BlackColor Notes
Brown circles on reindeer and angel’s apron are produced by overprinting chartreuse and orange.