Name/Title
Towel, Wallhanging: Country Tin 217, c.1962Description
A four-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting fourteen examples of painted tin, along with trailing flowers and vines in the style of tin painting.
This design appears in the brochures “Country Prints by Robert Darr Wert and Neighbors”, c.1963 and c.1966, see images.
A matching tile was also produced; see images.
This is one of over sixty designs sold by Country Prints to Stevens Linen Associates of Dudley, Massachusetts, in January 1969. From that point onward, the designs were produced by Stevens with all reference to Robert Darr Wert and Country Prints removed. Many of these designs continued to be produced by Stevens throughout the 1970’s and some into the 1980’s.
In a memo from Fritz Kaufhold (Country Prints’ business manager) to Bob MacKay (Stonelea Mills/Stevens Linen Associates) dated February 12, 1969, Fritz notes this design is was an average seller at the time.
This towel/wallhanging appears on a c.1965 promotional postcard for Bromley & Co. of Boston, Massachusetts, Country Prints’ New England wholesale representative to the gift trade.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1962Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Top edge finished accept a dowel rod for hanging; bottom edge hemmed; sides are selvedges.Inscription/Signature/Marks
“© wert COUNTRY PRINTS”, lower left corner; “by hand on pure Linen”, lower right corner.Dimensions
Height
31 inWidth
17-1/2 inMaterial
Bleached Linen, Textile InkColor
Green, chartreuse, Brick Red, Black
