Name/Title
Notecard, Christmas: Plowshares Christmas Greeting 900Description
A three-color silkscreen print on off-white linen glued within a dye cut Strathmore notecard in green. The design features the verse from Matt. 6:21 in the King James bible, “For where your treasure is, There will your heart be also”; see web link. The verse is framed with hearts, vines and flowers in Wert’s interpretation of Pennsylvania “Dutch” folk art.
This Christmas Greeting is from Country Prints’ Plowshares collection, a line of mostly Christian inspired notecards and wallhangings; see “Plowshares” entries.
This Christmas Greeting appears in the brochures “Fall and Christmas 1965, Robert Darr Wert/Country Prints”, and “Country Prints by Robert Darr Wert and Neighbors”, c.1966, see images.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1965Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Date based on a handwritten date on the back of an Angel of Peace Plowshares card in PKM Seconds folder.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Linen print is unsigned. Printed on back of card:
“PLOWSHARES ® hand printed on linen by robert darr wert and neighbors”.Dimensions
Dimension Description
Card closedHeight
6 inWidth
9 inDimension Description
Card openHeight
12 inWidth
9 inDimension Description
Dye cut windowHeight
4-1/2 inWidth
7 inDimension Description
Linen print affixed to cardHeight
5-1/2 inWidth
7-3/4 inDimension Description
EnvelopeHeight
6-1/4 inWidth
9-5/8 inMaterial
Cardstock, Unbleached Linen, Textile Ink, PaperColor
Green, Dark Green, Red
