Print: Kitchen Ware 1012-1 BLK

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Kitchen Ware 1012-1 BLK in early 1950’s Country Prints painted pine frame.: PKM collection. Image: PKM
Kitchen Ware 1012-1 BLK in early 1950’s Country Prints painted pine frame.

PKM collection. Image: PKM

Name/Title

Print: Kitchen Ware 1012-1 BLK

Description

A six-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting nineteen early American kitchen tools. Cast iron, wrought iron, painted tin, and woodware are illustrated. This is one of the first nine framed prints offered by Country Prints c.1951. It was produced in a choice of red, green, or black painted pine frames. This print is listed in a c.1952 brochure for Churchill Barn, owned by Stanley G. Churchill, Country Prints’ lead sales representative throughout the 1950’s; see images.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1951

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“ROBERT DARR WERT”, in block print, lower right corner.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Print, exclusive of frame

Height

12 in

Width

10 in

Dimension Description

Frame

Height

12-3/4 in

Width

10-3/4 in

Depth

1-1/2 in

Material

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

Color

Black, Red, Copper, Green, Tan, Brown