Placemat: Square Dance 109, Blue

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Square Dance 109 placemat set in blue.: Gill Historical Commission collection. Image: Michael J. Dawson, unless noted.
Square Dance 109 placemat set in blue.

Gill Historical Commission collection. Image: Michael J. Dawson, unless noted.

Name/Title

Placemat: Square Dance 109, Blue

Description

A silkscreen printed placemat set with two napkin options. Placemat: A two-color silkscreen print on off-white linen or cotton crash. Repeated design elements comprised of three motifs within ovals: a strawberry, a four-lobed cross, and a sunburst. Motifs arranged asymmetrically on a field of navy blue, with sixteen vertical rows and nine horizontal rows. Napkins for this placemat set were offered in two designs: 1. A three-color silkscreen print on fine-weave white linen or cotton crash depicting a couple in four different square dance positions. The woman wears a ruffled blouse and blue calico skirt. The man wears a red gingham shirt and blue jeans with a handkerchief tucked in the left back pocket. The napkin is bordered in a wavy blue line similar to rickrack. 2. An second napkin design matches the placemat print and was produced in three colorways: blue, green, and lavender; see images. Edges are straight stitched and fringed.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1950 - circa 1953

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Placemat: “w” in fruit motif, and “by hand”, lower left corner. Napkins: unsigned.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Placemat

Height

12 in

Width

18 in

Dimension Description

Napkin

Height

15 in

Width

15 in

Materials

Material

Textile Ink, Bleached Linen, Cotton

Material Notes

Textile may be cotton crash.

Colors

Color

Navy, Red, Brown

Color Notes

Placemat is red and navy, napkin is red, navy and brown.