Wallhanging: A Few Herbs 254

Wallhanging: A Few Herbs 254: Cropped from brochure page below. Images: PKM
Wallhanging: A Few Herbs 254

Cropped from brochure page below. Images: PKM

Name/Title

Wallhanging: A Few Herbs 254

Description

A silkscreen print on rough linen/burlap depicting herbs planted in clay pots, cast iron pans, copper pots, and wooden ware. Herb plants are keyed to a list of herb names bordered with trailing branches. The print is titled at the base of the composition. This wallhanging is listed in the January 1960 Country Prints price list (with a stick/string, and plastic gift box), and appears in the brochure “Mat Sets by Robert Darr Wert/Country Prints”, c.1960. It is a pair with Friendly Kitchen 253. It was also produced as a framed print; see images.

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

“r. darr wert by hand”, lower left corner, and title, “A Few Herbs”, lower right corner.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Approximate

Height

27 in

Width

9 in

Material

Unbleached Linen, Textile Ink, Wood, Twill Tape