Name/Title
Towel, Wallhanging: Village 213Description
A Country Prints production sample retained as a print record.
A six-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting various types and styles of buildings found in and around an early American village illustrated in elevation and three-quarter view.
This print was marketed for use as a kitchen towel, wallhanging, or table runner, and appears in the c.1953 brochure “Robert Darr Wert/Country Prints Kitchen Hangings”.
A c.1955 Country Prints price list describes this towel/runner as “Village in primitive style.” It was produced on both white and natural linen.
The price list also states, “Pure Linen Kitchen Runners and Towels, Nice enough to “Hang” or Frame — in fact we now offer any of these framed in a flat early black frame at $10.00.”
A matching tile and framed print were also produced.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1953Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Edges are straight stitched and fringed.Inscription/Signature/Marks
“by hand” and “W” in heart, lower left corner, and “robert darr wert” flanked by hearts, lower right corner.Material
Textile Ink, Unbleached LinenColors
Color
chartreuse, Red-Orange, Brown, Blue, Black, Light BrownColor Notes
Additional colors are produced by overprinting.
