Placemat: Craft Horizons, Bottled Herbs 107, Aqua

Object/Artifact

Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Bottled Herbs 107 in aqua on natural linen.

Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM

Name/Title

Placemat: Craft Horizons, Bottled Herbs 107, Aqua

Description

A Country Prints production sample retained as a print record. This placemat set is part of a short-lived c.1959 collection titled “Craft Horizons”, a decidedly modern departure from Wert’s typical Americana themes. Placemat: a two-color silkscreen print on loosely woven natural linen. Imagery depicts two bottles, each holding sprigs of herbs. Napkin: a one-color silkscreen print on fine-weave solid color linen. This napkin was first designed c.1954 and reintroduced in new colorways for the Craft Horizons collection. The placemat set was produced in four colorways: aqua, pink, green, or brown. Edges are straight stitched and fringed.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1959

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Placemat: “wert by hand”, lower left corner. Napkin: “wert by hand” with outlined heart, lower left corner.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Placemat and Napkin

Width

17-1/2 in

Depth

12 in

Material

Unbleached Linen, Textile Ink, Bleached/Dyed Linen

Color

Aqua, Teal