Name/Title
Kitchen, Apron: Happy Heart U330 (Later Version)Description
An apron with a four-color silkscreen print on natural linen depicting Wert’s interpretation of Pennsylvania “Dutch” folk art. “May You Have a Happy Heart” appears in six hearts across the lower portion of the composition. An angel on the patch pocket pushes a tulip out of its way while holding a red heart.
A newly introduced matching potholder was also produced. This 1965 set also matches a towel/wallhanging, and tile; see images. These items were available singly or in matched gift sets.
This apron appears in the brochure “Fall and Christmas 1965, Robert Darr Wert/Country Prints”, see images.
This is one of over sixty designs sold by Country Prints to Stevens Linen Associates of Dudley, Massachusetts, in January 1969. From that point onward, the designs were produced by Stevens with all reference to Robert Darr Wert and Country Prints removed. Many of these designs continued to be produced by Stevens throughout the 1970’s and some into the 1980’s.
In a memo from Fritz Kaufhold (Country Prints’ business manager) to Bob MacKay (Stonelea Mills/Stevens Linen Associates) dated February 12, 1969, Fritz notes the aprons “U220-1 Herb Chart, 226-1 Good Morning, and U230-1 Happy Heart have been selling in about the same quantities, but all three [sell] twice as well as U211-1 Daily Bread red, 212-1 Daily Bread blue, and U216-1 Woodenware.”Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country Prints, Unknown FabricatorDate made
1965Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
“© wert by hand”, lower left corner; “country prints pure linen”, lower right corner.
