Name/Title
Print: Deerfield Houses 612-18Description
A pair of silkscreen prints on bleached off-white linen depicting a Salt Box House and the Allen House from Old Deerfield Village in Massachusetts, now known as Historic Deerfield; see web link. The houses are presented in elevation with a suggestion of lawn at the base.
This pair of prints was originally produced by Country Prints in the late 1950’s. They are listed in the January 1960 Country Prints price list, and appear in the c.1960 brochure “Country Prints in Frames Designed by Robert Darr Wert”. Prints were produced in a choice of antique birch or flat black frames.
These examples are bound in black adhesive tape like other known Country Prints sales samples.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1957Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Date based on signature and appearance on a 1958 Country Prints packing slip.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Salt Box print: “r.wert by hand”, lower left corner.
Allen House print: “r.wert by hand”, lower right corner.Dimensions
Dimension Description
Prints, exclusive of framesHeight
6 inWidth
12 inDimension Description
Frames, approximateHeight
8 inWidth
14 inMaterial
Bleached Linen, Textile Ink, Cardboard, Adhesive Tape
