Towel, Wallhanging: Quilts 203, c.1951

Quilts 203 towel/wallhanging/runner on white linen.: Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM
Quilts 203 towel/wallhanging/runner on white linen.

Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM

Name/Title

Towel, Wallhanging: Quilts 203, c.1951

Description

A Country Prints production sample retained as a print record. A towel/wallhanging/runner with a four-color silkscreen print on white linen depicting designs from an early American appliqué quilt. This print was marketed for use as a kitchen towel, wallhanging, or table runner, and is listed on a c.1951 Country Prints packing slip.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1950

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“ROBERT DARR WERT - BY HAND”, lower left margin.

Dimensions

Height

27 in

Width

17 in

Material

Bleached Linen, Textile Ink, Country Prints tag

Color

Blue, Red, Dark Green, Dark Yellow Ochre