Name/Title
Placemat: Yankee Doodles 112, c.1951, Red and MustardDescription
A placemat with a two-color silkscreen print on off white linen rendered in a sketchbook-like manner depicting signature items in Wert’s design catalog: woodenware; wrought iron cooking tools; roosters, hens and doves; calligraphic scrolls; trailing vines; hearts; and simple patterns reminiscent of calico prints. This design with a matching napkin was produced in four colorways.
This placemat set was produced in as many as eight colorways over the course of several years in the early 1950’s. It appears on a c.1951 Country Prints packing slip and a c.1952 Country Prints brochure.
Edges straight-stitched and fringed.
This example was given to the Uconn Historic Costume and Textile Museum by Robert Darr Wert in 1953.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
1953Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Date from Wert’s gift to the Historic Costume and Textile Museum at the University of Connecticut in 1953. Date visible on label affixed to placemat in photo.Inscription/Signature/Marks
“by hand” and “w” in heart, lower left corner.Dimensions
Dimension Description
PlacematWidth
18 inDepth
12 inDimension Description
NapkinWidth
15 inDepth
15 inDimension Notes
Dimensions listed by resale vendor in web link.Material
Linen, Textile Ink
