Placemat: Penn Dutch (TK)

Object/Artifact

Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Penn Dutch (TK) breakfast or luncheon placemat set.

Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM

Name/Title

Placemat: Penn Dutch (TK)

Description

This is a Country Prints production sample retained as a print record. A small breakfast or luncheon placemat set with a three-color silkscreen printed placemat and a matching one-color napkin. Placemat imagery includes flowers and fruit rendered in a loose interpretation of Pennsylvania “Dutch” folk art. The napkin is printed with a wide green border. Both are printed on a lightweight cotton canvas finished with fringed edges. This is amongst the earliest designs produced by Country Prints upon its founding in 1948.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1948

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

Northfield MA

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Placemat: unsigned. Napkin: “w” in heart, and “BY HAND”, lower left corner.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Placemat

Width

12-3/4 in

Depth

10 in

Dimension Description

Napkin

Width

10 in

Depth

10 in

Material

Cotton Canvas, Textile Ink

Color

Light Green, Dark Pink, Dark Green