Name/Title
Tablecloth: Appliqué Eagle 456, 52”x72”, BrownDescription
A tablecloth with a silkscreen print depicting eagles, swags and flower motifs from an early American appliqué quilt.
This tablecloth is listed in the January 1960 Country Prints price list in two sizes (52” x 52”, 52” x 72”), and in three colorways (blue, red, or brown). It also appears in the c.1960 brochure “Mat Sets by Robert Darr Wert/Country Prints”.
Matching placemat sets in three colorways were also produced; see images.
This example descended through the Wert family and is in the collection of Kathryn Zentner.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1959Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
“r. darr wert by hand”, lower left corners of narrow ends.Material
Unbleached Linen, Textile InkColor
Red, Khaki Green, Black
