Placemat: Summer Garden 118 (TK)

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Summer Garden 118 (TK) placemat set with matching solid color napkin.: Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM
Summer Garden 118 (TK) placemat set with matching solid color napkin.

Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM

Name/Title

Placemat: Summer Garden 118 (TK)

Description

This is a Country Prints production sample retained as a print record. A placemat set with a three-color silkscreen printed placemat on yellow cotton with a matching solid color napkin of the same fabric. The placemat print depicts plants, flowers, fruit, and birds rendered in a simplified style with a free-form border in green. This design is listed on a c.1949 Country Prints packing slip.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1949

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

Northfield MA

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Placemat: “w” in heart, and “by hand”, lower left corner.

Dimensions

Width

18 in

Depth

12 in

Material

Cotton, Textile Ink

Color

Green, Dark Green, Fuchsia