Name/Title
Placemat: Woodenware (TK)Description
A placemat with a three-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting early American wooden ware on shelves with gathered fabric valances. A matching napkin has not been documented.
Along with several other prints, this design was a gift from Robert Darr Wert to the UConn Historic Costume and Textile Museum in 1953; see web link.
Though from as early as 1952, this design was featured with a matching napkin in the art education journal Design in 1956; see images.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1952Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Date of 1953 based on Wert’s gift of printed linens to the Historic Costume and Textile Collection at the University of Connecticut.Inscription/Signature/Marks
“w” in heart, lower left corner.Material
Linen, Textile InkColors
Color
Red, Yellow Ochre, BrownColor Notes
Colors refer to textile inks.
