Name/Title
Wallhanging, Plowshares: Kitchen Pocket, Daily Bread U801Description
A Plowshares Kitchen Pockets wallhanging with a three-color silkscreen print on natural linen depicting wheat, various forms of bread, harvest and baking tools, and a calligraphic scrolled border.
An excerpt from the Lord’s Prayer, “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread”, is paired with a quote from Pestalozzi, “WHAT GOOD IS ALL OF MAN’S KNOWLEDGE IF HE DOES NOT KNOW WHERE BREAD COMES FROM”.
A sewn pocket at the base of the wallhanging held a paper cookbook and had a paper calendar stapled to the face; see images.
Launched in 1964 for the 1965 calendar year, Plowshares is Country Prints’ line of narrow wallhangings, typically 8” x 24”, the majority of which are Christian in theme. Each came with a hand printed envelope for mailing or gift giving.
Top edge is a rod pocket to accept a dowel for hanging, remaining edges are surged and bound with an overlock stitch.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1964Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Date determined by appearance in a 1965 Chicago Daily Herald article. See Archive, Editorial: 1965.10.21.Inscription/Signature/Marks
“©️ wert PLOWSHARES”, lower left corner, and “by hand ON PURE LINEN”, lower right corner.Material
Linen, Textile InkColor
Brick Red, Dark Brown, Umber
