Name/Title
Print: Williamsburg Palace 1330-2Description
A silkscreen print on linen depicting the Governor’s Palace and outbuildings at Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia; see web link. The buildings are illustrated in elevation views interspersed with trees, shrubbery and topiaries.
This may have been a custom commission for the shops at Colonial Williamsburg.
This print is listed in the January 1960 Country Prints price list in a choice of antique birch or flat black frames, and appears in the c.1960 brochure “Country Prints in Frames Designed by Robert Darr Wert”. It is a pair with Williamsburg Street Scene 1330-1; see images.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1959Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Linen print is dry mounted on chipboard, backed with corrugated board, and secured within a Country Prints wood frame with staples.Inscription/Signature/Marks
“Governor’s Palace - North and Outbuildings” and “Colonial Williamsburg”, lower left and right corners respectively. No apparent Wert signature.Dimensions
Dimension Description
Print, exclusive of frameHeight
13 inWidth
30 inDimension Description
Frame, approximateHeight
15 inWidth
32 inDepth
1-3/4 inMaterial
Linen, Textile Ink, Cardboard, Wood, Staples
