Print: Painted Tin 97-3

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Framed print: Painted Tin 97-3 in a black painted pine Country Prints frame.: Cropped from image below. Images: PKM
Framed print: Painted Tin 97-3 in a black painted pine Country Prints frame.

Cropped from image below. Images: PKM

Name/Title

Print: Painted Tin 97-3

Description

A five-screen/six-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting five early American painted tin vessels. This print was also available as a Country Prints Gift Greeting, a line of unmounted prints available in cardstock note folders with envelopes for mailing or gift giving; see images.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1955 - circa 1960

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Notes

Linen print is dry mounted on chipboard, backed with cardboard, and secured within a Country Prints black painted pine frame with staples.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“wert”, with orange outlined heart, lower left corner, and “by hand”, lower right corner.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Print, exclusive of frame

Height

9 in

Width

7 in

Dimension Description

Frame

Height

10 in

Width

8 in

Depth

1-1/2 in

Material

Bleached Linen, Textile Ink, Cardboard, Wood, Paint, Staples

Colors

Color

Orange, Yellow Ochre, Aqua, Green, Black, Brown

Color Notes

Brown is produced by overprinting orange and yellow ochre.