Name/Title
Towel, Wallhanging: Weather Signs 268Description
A five-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting signs of fair and foul weather from The Old Farmer’s Almanack, 1856.
The artwork for this print was developed by an unidentified freelance artist hired by Country Prints after Wert’s death in January 1966. The initials “BA” appear after the company name on the signature line, lower left corner.
This is one of over sixty designs sold by Country Prints to Stevens Linen Associates of Dudley, Massachusetts, in January 1969. From that point onward, the designs were produced by Stevens with all reference to Robert Darr Wert and Country Prints removed. Many of these designs continued to be produced by Stevens throughout the 1970’s and some into the 1980’s.
In a memo from Fritz Kaufhold (Country Prints’ business manager) to Bob MacKay (Stonelea Mills/Stevens Linen Associates) dated February 12, 1969, Fritz notes this design is was an average seller at the time.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
BARole
Freelance ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1966 - 1970Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
“© COUNTRY PRINTS - BA”, lower left corner, and “BY HAND - ALL LINEN”, lower right corner.Dimensions
Dimension Description
16.75Height
29-1/2 inMaterial
Bleached Linen, Textile InkColor
Orange, Aqua, Purple, Green, Black