Placemat: Sunshine 146, Pink and Green

Sunshine 146 placemat in pink and green on heavy textured natural linen.: Collection of Sara Leeper. Image: PKM
Sunshine 146 placemat in pink and green on heavy textured natural linen.

Collection of Sara Leeper. Image: PKM

Name/Title

Placemat: Sunshine 146, Pink and Green

Description

A Country Prints production sample retained as a print record. A placemat with a two-color silkscreen print on heavy textured natural linen depicting smiling radiant suns, eight-pointed stars, and what appear to be stylized pears. The motifs are repeated in curvilinear columns at the right and left edges of the placemat. Suns are scattered through the central field. This placemat set is described in two colorways on the Spring 1958 Country Prints price list, “Pink & Green or Red & Gold on heavy textured linen.” Edges are straight stitched and fringed.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1957

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“wert by hand”, lower right corner.

Dimensions

Width

17-1/2 in

Depth

11-3/4 in

Material

Unbleached Linen, Textile Ink

Color

Pink, Green