Name/Title
Gift Greeting, Christmas: Christmas Songs, Deck the Halls (TK)Description
A five-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting an espaliered tree with green leaves bearing red fruit, with a chartreuse star at the apex. A woman in a long skirt and apron hangs red and green garland from nails at the upper right and left corners. Below is the first line of the traditional Christmas carol, “Deck the Halls”, with lyrics by Thomas Oliphant; see web link.
This print is a variation on a portion of a Country Prints towel/wallhanging featuring the lyrics of twelve Christmas carols; see images.
This is a Country Prints Gift Greeting, a line of unmounted art prints in cardstock note folders with envelopes for mailing or gift giving.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1958 - circa 1962Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
“wert”, lower left corner.Dimensions
Dimension Description
Linen PrintHeight
9 inWidth
6-1/2 inDimension Description
Card ClosedHeight
10 inWidth
7 inDimension Notes
Card Open: 10” x 9.5”.Material
Bleached Linen, Cardstock, Textile InkColor
Red, chartreuse, Black, Dark Teal, Brown
