Name/Title
Towel, Wallhanging: Cheese 266Description
A four-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting types of cheese and the tools used to make and serve them.
This design appears in the brochures “Country Prints by Robert Darr Wert and Neighbors”, c.1963 and c.1966.
A matching tile was also produced; see images. These items were available singly or in matched gift sets.
This is one of over sixty designs sold by Country Prints to Stevens Linen Associates of Dudley, Massachusetts, in January 1969. From that point onward, the designs were produced by Stevens with all reference to Robert Darr Wert and Country Prints removed. Many of these designs continued to be produced by Stevens throughout the 1970’s and some into the 1980’s.
In a memo from Fritz Kaufhold (Country Prints’ business manager) to Bob MacKay (Stonelea Mills/Stevens Linen Associates) dated February 12, 1969, Fritz notes this design is was an average seller at the time.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1962Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Top edge is finished to receive a dowel rod for hanging. Remaining three edges are hemmed.Inscription/Signature/Marks
“wert COUNTRY PRINTS by hand - all linen”, lower left corner.Material
Textile Ink, Bleached LinenColors
Color
Red, chartreuse, Light Brown, Dark BrownColor Notes
Additional colors/shading produced by overprinting.
