Placemat: Chickens 102 (TK)

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Chickens 102 (TK) placemat set.: Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM
Chickens 102 (TK) placemat set.

Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM

Name/Title

Placemat: Chickens 102 (TK)

Description

A Country Prints production sample retained as a print record. A placemat with a four-color silkscreen print on natural linen depicting four hens, a chick, and a rooster superimposed with Wert’s interpretation of calico print patterns. The mat is bordered with a rickrack style wavy line. The napkin is a two-color print on natural linen depicting a rooster at lower right and a rectangular field of calico print at left. If this is Chickens 102, it is listed on a c.1951 Country Prints packing slip.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1950

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Placemat: “by hand” lower left corner. Napkin: “BY HAND” and “w” in outlined heart, bottom left corner.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Placemat and Napkin

Width

18 in

Depth

12 in

Material

Unbleached Linen, Textile Ink

Color

Green, chartreuse, Red, Teal