Name/Title
Placemat: Craft Horizons, Stripe 109, AquaDescription
A Country Prints production sample retained as a print record.
This placemat set is part of a short-lived c.1959 collection titled “Craft Horizons”, a decidedly modern departure from Wert’s typical Americana themes.
Placemat: a two-color silkscreen print on heaven texture off-white linen. The pattern is comprised of rows of solid color overprinted with thin black stripes and rows of small black rectangles.
Napkin: a one-color silkscreen print on fine-weave natural linen. Pattern is stripes.
Edges are straight stitched and fringed.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1959Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
Placemat: “wert by hand”, lower left corner.
Napkin: unsigned.Dimensions
Dimension Description
Placemat and NapkinWidth
17-1/4 inDepth
12 inMaterial
Linen, Textile Ink
