Print: Pot Herbs 612-7

Pot Herbs 612-7 mounted print.: Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM
Pot Herbs 612-7 mounted print.

Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM

Name/Title

Print: Pot Herbs 612-7

Description

A four-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting the plants and names of ‘Pot Herbs’ (herbs for stewing) set amongst cooking tools of a well-equipped early American kitchen. At various times, this print was sold singly and as part of a set. It appears in the c.1955 brochure “Country Prints in Frames” as “Pot Herbs 612-7”, and in the c.1960 brochure, “Country Prints in Frames Designed by Robert Darr Wert”, as one of three prints titled, “Herbs 612-7”, along with “Salad Herbs” and “Tea Herbs”. A matching tile was also produced; see images.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1954

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“wert” in black with red heart, lower left corner.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Print

Height

12 in

Width

6 in

Material

Bleached Linen, Cardboard, Textile Ink

Color

Brick Red, Green, Copper, Black