Name/Title
Kitchen, Apron: Woodenware 316Description
An apron with a three-color silkscreen print on natural linen depicting fifteen examples of early American wooden ware. The composition is finished with furling red banners bearing the phrase, “Early American Wooden Ware”.
A matching wall hanging and tile were also available; see images. These items were offered individually and in matched gifts sets.
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 the aprons “U220-1 Herb Chart, 226-1 Good Morning, and U230-1 Happy Heart have been selling in about the same quantities, but all three [sell] twice as well as U211-1 Daily Bread red, 212-1 Daily Bread blue, and U216-1 Woodenware.”Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1962 - circa 1965Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
“© wert Country Prints”, lower left, and “pure linen”, lower right.Material
Unbleached Linen, Textile InkColor
Red, Yellow Ochre, Brown
