Pillow: Covered Bridge (TK)

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Covered Bridge (TK) pillow strike-off, folded.: Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM
Covered Bridge (TK) pillow strike-off, folded.

Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM

Name/Title

Pillow: Covered Bridge (TK)

Description

A strike-off for a pillow with a four-screen/five-color silkscreen print depicting a wooden covered bridge in wither, surrounded by evergreen and birch trees. The image is printed on double length fabric meant to be folded and stitched on three sides to form a pillow with a rough finished size of 5”x 7”.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1960

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“wert by hand”, lower left corner.

Dimensions

Width

8-1/2 in

Depth

10-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Image: 3 3/4” x 6 3/4”

Material

Bleached Linen, Textile Ink

Colors

Color

Red, Blue, Green, Black, Dark Brown

Color Notes

Dark brown is produced by overprinting green and red.