Name/Title
Runner: Washington State Apple Commission (TK)Description
A custom commission for the Washington State Apple Commission, most likely produced as gifts for the organization’s annual convention in 1958.
A table runner with a five-screen silkscreen print on white linen depicting apples, baked goods, kitchen tools, and a country woman in eighteenth century dress supporting the phrase, “There’s many a way to use a Washington State apple every day.”
A matching pack board was also produced for this runner.
Edges are straight stitched and fringed.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
1958Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
“wert - by hand, 1958”, lower left corner.Material
Bleached Linen, Textile InkColors
Color
Red, Teal, Yellow Ochre, Brown, BlackColor Notes
Additional shading is produced by overprinting.
