Name/Title
Breadboard: Baker 403Description
A five-color silkscreen print on a hardwood board with a clear finish, depicting a woman in a long dress standing on a brick floor, holding a baking peel, upon which is a round loaf of bread, as if removing it from an oven. Beyond the woman is a butter churn.
An attached iron handle acts as the hanger, and doubles as a serving handle when using the back of the board for cutting bread.
This design is one of a pair, the second being a depiction of a farmer harvesting wheat (see image below, and separate entry under “Breadboards”).
The ovoid shape of the board is reminiscent of the head of a baker’s peel, like the one in use in the illustration.
This breadboard is listed on the Spring 1958 Country Prints price list. It is from Country Prints “Country Hearth” line of breadboards; see image of tag below.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1957Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
“wert by hand ©”, lower left.Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall, including handleHeight
14-3/4 inWidth
9-1/4 inDepth
1 inDimension Description
Iron handleHeight
6-1/4 inWidth
6-1/2 inDimension Description
Wood cutting boardHeight
11 inWidth
9-1/4 inDepth
3/4 inMaterial
Wood, Iron, Ink, SealerColor
Black, Brown, White, Red-Orange, Blue-Gray
