Name/Title
Placemat: Guernsey (TK)Description
A four-color silkscreen print on natural linen depicting a stylized map of the Isle of Guernsey located in the English Channel. The island is populated by a village, farmhouses, farmers, and Guernsey cows. Text describes the beginning of the Guernsey breed. The coast of North America is at left with a copper milk jug and a Colonial house. Cape Cod is identifiable. The manner in which the village, houses, trees and people are drawn coincide with other Wert prints from the early 1950’s.
Given the atypical subject matter, and the coast of North America in proximity to the Isle of Guernsey, this is likely a custom commission for a professional organization like the American Guernsey Association or the American Dairy Association. Placemat sets like this were often given as gifts to executive’s wives at annual conventions.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1951Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
“ROBERT DARR WERT - BY HAND”, lower right corner.Dimensions
Width
17-1/2 inDepth
11-1/2 inMaterial
Unbleached Linen, Textile Ink