Wallhanging: Country Woman 263

Country Woman 263 wallhanging.: Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM
Country Woman 263 wallhanging.

Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM

Name/Title

Wallhanging: Country Woman 263

Description

A Country Prints production sample retained as a print record. A five-screen/seven-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting a woman in eighteenth century dress in the act of churning butter, standing within an implied early American Ktichen. This wallhanging is a pair with Country Man 262. It was also produced as a framed print. A wood support and hanging ribbon are glued to the upper back of the print.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1960

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“wert by hand © no.263”, lower right corner.

Dimensions

Height

27 in

Width

9 in

Material

Bleached Linen, Textile Ink, Wood, Flat-Woven Cord, Glue

Colors

Color

Green, Black, Yellow Ochre, Brick Red, Brown

Color Notes

Additional colors are produced by overprinting.