Towel, Wallhanging: Pot Herbs 220

Towel/wallhanging: Pot Herbs 220.: Cropped from image below. Images: PKM
Towel/wallhanging: Pot Herbs 220.

Cropped from image below. Images: PKM

Name/Title

Towel, Wallhanging: Pot Herbs 220

Description

A three or four color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting herb plants potted in various examples of early American cookware. Stylized herbs are labeled and identifiable. Examples of cast and wrought iron, painted tin, copperware, and woodenware are illustrated. This print was marketed for use as a kitchen towel, wallhanging, or table runner, and appears in the c.1954 brochure “Robert Darr Wert/Country Prints Kitchen Hangings”.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1953

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Lower right corner. Illegible in photo.

Dimensions

Height

27 in

Width

17 in

Material

Bleached Linen, Textile Ink

Colors

Color

Green, Brick Red, Black

Color Notes

Colors taken from brochure description.