Name/Title
Print: Spinning Wheels 912-2Description
A six-color silkscreen print on natural linen depicting a domestic scene in an early American kitchen. Set before a large cooking fireplace and oven, high back settles of different profiles stand at either side. Large and small spinning wheels sit in the foreground along with a tall ratcheted candle jack, while footed cast iron pots and a radiator rest on the hearth. A painting of a port scene spans the width of the fireplace.
This print appears in the c.1955 brochure “Country Prints in Frames” and the Spring 1958 Country Prints price list as Chair Hearth 912-1 and Spinning Wheels 912-2. Later, on a 1958 Country Prints packing slip, the two are paired as Chair Hearth/Spinning Wheels 912-1/2. In the c.1960 brochure “Country Prints in Frames Designed by Robert Darr Wert” they are paired as Hearth & Wheel 912-1; see images.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1955Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Linen print is dry mounted on chipboard, backed with corrugated cardboard printed with the Country Prints story, and secured within a Country Prints natural wood frame with staples. Cleated hanging hardware is affixed at top back of frame.Inscription/Signature/Marks
“wert” in script, lower left corner; “by hand” in print, lower right corner.Dimensions
Dimension Description
Print, exclusive of frameHeight
9 inWidth
12 inDimension Description
Frame approximateHeight
11-1/2 inWidth
14 inDepth
1-3/4 inMaterial
Unbleached Linen, Textile Ink, Cardboard, Wood, Clear Finish Coat, StaplesColor
Light Yellow, Light Gray, Beige, Light Blue, Burnt Orange, Black
