Name/Title
Placemat: Buttermolds 113, c.1954, Early Blue on WhiteDescription
A Country Prints production sample retained as a print record.
A placemat with a three-color silkscreen print on white linen depicting the faces of eight early American carved wood butter molds with designs symbolizing harmony, plenty and national pride. Matching solid color napkin.
This print appears in the c.1955 brochure “Country Prints Mat Sets and Luncheon Squares by Robert Darr Wert”, and the c.1955 Country Prints price list. The price list states, “Revised with new patterns from our growing collection of unusual originals. Barn Red, Bottle Green, or Spice Brown on natural, and Early Blue on white with solid color napkins to match.”
A matching tile, towel/wallhanging and tablecloth were also produced; see images.
Edges are straight stitched and fringed.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1954Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
“wert” with heart, and “by hand’ in lowercase print, lower left corner.Dimensions
Dimension Description
Placemat and NapkinWidth
18 inDepth
12 inMaterial
Textile Ink, Bleached Linen, Bleached/Dyed LinenColor
Aqua, chartreuse, Navy
