Kit: Bucilla, Country Morn No.1952 Hostess Apron, Turquoise

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Kit: Bucilla Country Morn #1952 hostess apron in turquoise, c.1958.: PKM collection. Images: PKM
Kit: Bucilla Country Morn #1952 hostess apron in turquoise, c.1958.

PKM collection. Images: PKM

Name/Title

Kit: Bucilla, Country Morn No.1952 Hostess Apron, Turquoise

Description

A completed apron from the Bucilla cross stitch kit series, “Country Morn”, based on Wert’s “Good Morning U226” wallhanging; see images. This is one in a suite of kits offered in both turquoise and red colorways. This example is in turquoise.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Bucilla Needlework Kits

Date made

circa 1958

Time Period

20th Century

Notes

Date based on appearance of another suite of Wert-designed Bucilla kits in a 1958 McCalls’s ad. See “Bucilla, Daily Bread” entry.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Apron

Height

16 in

Width

26 in

Dimension Description

Apron Ties

Height

1-3/4 in

Length

56 in

Material

Bleached Linen, Cotton, Cotton Embroidery Floss

Color

Turquoise, Green, Brown, Yellow, Yellow Ochre