Print: Iron and Tin 97-3

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Iron and Tin 97-3, from “Country Prints in Frames”, c.1955.: Cropped from image below. Image: PKM
Iron and Tin 97-3, from “Country Prints in Frames”, c.1955.

Cropped from image below. Image: PKM

Name/Title

Print: Iron and Tin 97-3

Description

A four-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting iron and tin cooking implements typical to early American kitchens. Wert’s signature trailing vines frame the upper half of the composition. This print appeared in the c.1955 brochure “Country Prints in Frames”, and was also available as a Gift Greeting, a line of unmounted prints available in cardstock note folders with envelopes for mailing or gift giving, see images. Linen print is dry mounted on chipboard, backed with cardboard and secured within a painted pine studio frame with staples.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1955

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“wert by hand”, with red heart, lower right corner.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Print, exclusive of frame

Height

7 in

Width

9 in

Dimension Description

Frame, approximate

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Depth

1-1/2 in

Material

Linen, Textile Ink, Cardboard, Wood, Paint, Staples

Color

Brick Red, Aqua, Black, Green