Name/Title
Tablecloth: Daily Bread 453, c.1959, 52”x72”, BlueDescription
A Country Prints production sample retained as a print record.
A tablecloth with a three-color silkscreen print on natural linen depicting numerous types of bread and baking implements supporting the phrase from the Lord’s Prayer, “Give us this day our daily bread”.
This tablecloth is listed in the January 1960 Country Prints price list in two sizes (52” x 52”, 52” x 72”), and two colorways (brick red or blue). It appears in the brochure “Mat Sets by Robert Darr Wert/Country Prints”, c.1960.
A matching placemat set, table runner, muffin cloth, tile, and apron were also produced; see images.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1959Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
“wert by hand”, in corner by baking peel.Material
Textile Ink, Bleached LinenColor
Blue, Yellow Ochre, Dark Brown
