Name/Title
Placemat, Plasticote Mats: Chicken Patch 510, Blue or RedDescription
A plastic laminated silkscreen print on cardboard depicting numerous roosters and hens superimposed with Wert’s interpretation of calico prints.
Chicken Patch is a c.1953 design that was reintroduced to the Country Prints product line as linen placemats and Plasticote Mats c.1957. It is listed on the Spring 1958 Country Prints price list in two colorways, red or blue. It is listed in the January 1960 Country Prints price list in the same colorways (red/mustard, or blue/green), and appears in the brochure “Mat Sets by Robert Darr Wert/Country Prints”, c.1960.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1957Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
“r. darr wert”, with heart, bottom left corner.Dimensions
Dimension Description
ApproximateWidth
12 inLength
17 inMaterial
Paper, Textile Ink, Plastic
