Breadboard: Manna 404

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Manna 404 breadboard.: Kathie Ferguson collection. Image: Kathie Ferguson, used with permission.
Manna 404 breadboard.

Kathie Ferguson collection. Image: Kathie Ferguson, used with permission.

Name/Title

Breadboard: Manna 404

Description

A five-color silkscreen print on wood with a clear finish coat. A stamped iron handle is affixed to the back with screws. The illustration portrays various herbs tied with a ribbon, a bee skep, flying bees, and a passage from the Bible, “And they called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey. Exodus 16:31”. 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 Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1957

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“ wert by hand”, with heart, lower left.

Material

Wood, Iron, Clear Finish Coat, Ink

Color

Green, Pink, Blue, Ochre, Brown