Name/Title
Kitchen, Potholder: Daily Bread 11, RedDescription
A potholder with a three-color silkscreen print on natural linen depicting a loaf of bread, wheat, a sickle, and a bakers’ peel. In text are partial lyrics from the Christian hymn, “Back of the Loaf”, by Maltbie D. Babcock, “Back of the loaf are the wheat and the showers, the sun and the Father’s will”; see web link.
First introduced in 1965, this potholder is part of a coordinated line of matching kitchen accessories including a towel/wallhanging, tile, and apron. These items were available individually and in matching gift sets. All were produced in two colorways: red on natural linen, and blue on white linen.
When first introduced in 1965, the potholder had a linen back. This c.1966-70 example has a heat resistant back.
This potholder appears in the brochure “Fall and Christmas 1965, Robert Darr Wert/Country Prints”.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country Prints, Unknown FabricatorDate made
circa 1966 - 1970Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
UnsignedDimensions
Width
8-1/2 inDepth
6-1/4 inMaterial
Unbleached Linen, Textile Ink, Bias Tape, Heat-Resistant Coated Cotton, Cotton BattingColor
Brick Red, Dark Brown, Dark Yellow Ochre
