Name/Title
Print: Williamsburg Palace-Capitol 912-8 PairDescription
A pair of five-screen/seven-color silkscreen prints on off-white linen depicting the Governor’s Palace and the Capitol at Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia; see web link. The buildings are presented in perspective, surrounded by trees, shrubbery and topiaries.
This may have been a custom commission for the shops at Colonial Williamsburg.
This pair of prints is listed in the January 1960 Country Prints price list in a choice of antique birch or flat black frames, and appears in the c.1960 brochure “Country Prints in Frames Designed by Robert Darr Wert”.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1959Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Prints are dry mounted to cardboard, backed with cardboard and secured within County Prints frames with staples.Inscription/Signature/Marks
No Wert signatures appear on these prints.
Capitol print: “The Capitol” and “Colonial Williamsburg”, lower left and right corners respectively.
Governor’s Palace Print: “Governor’s Palace” and “Colonial Williamsburg”, lower left and right corners respectively.Dimensions
Dimension Description
Print, exclusive of frameHeight
9 inWidth
12 inDimension Description
FrameHeight
10-1/2 inWidth
13-1/2 inDepth
1-3/4 inMaterial
Bleached Linen, Textile Ink, Cardboard, Wood, Clear Finish Coat, StaplesColors
Color
Brick Red, Dark Blue, Light Green, Dark Brown, Dark Green, Khaki Green, BrownColor Notes
Dark brown is produced by overprinting khaki green and brick red; dark green by overprinting dark blue and light green.
