Name/Title
Placemat: Early CookingDescription
A six-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting an open hutch with shelves holding tools and cookware necessary to an early American kitchen. At lower left, a black tea kettle bears the title,“Early Cooking”. A matching napkin has not been documented.
Edges are straight stitched and fringed.
This print was also produced as a Gift Greeting, Country Prints’ line of unmounted prints in cardstock note folders with envelopes for mailing or gift giving; see images.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1948 - circa 1953Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
“W” worked into the cast iron trivet, lower right corner.Material
Bleached Linen, Textile InkColor
Dark Blue, Yellow, Orange, Green, Brown, Black
