Placemat: Buttermold U113, c.1963, Red

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Buttermold U113 placemat set in red on natural linen with secreted and bound edges.: Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM
Buttermold U113 placemat set in red on natural linen with secreted and bound edges.

Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM

Name/Title

Placemat: Buttermold U113, c.1963, Red

Description

A placemat and napkin set with a three-color silkscreen print on off-white linen. The placemat illustration depicts seven buttermolds, each with a different American eagle carving. The matching napkin depicts a butter churn, wooden bowl and butter paddle. This placemat set is listed on the Spring 1958 and January 1960 Country Prints price lists in four colorways (red, brown, green, or blue). It also appears in the c.1960 brochure “Mat Sets by Robert Darr Wert/Country Prints”, p.2, and “Country Prints by Robert Darr Wert and Neighbors”, c.1963. See brochure images below. Edges are serged and bound.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1957

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Placemat: “wert by hand”, lower right corner. Napkin: unsigned.

Dimensions

Height

12 in

Width

17 in

Material

Textile Ink, Unbleached Linen

Color

Red, Khaki Green, Brown