Name/Title
Towel, Calendar: House Blessing 513, 1968Description
A four-color silkscreen print on natural linen depicting a two-story timberframe house under construction. Major elements of the house are complete, such as the chimney, fireplaces, staircase and railing.
A Pennsylvania “Dutch” man on a ladder wields a mallet for driving wooden pegs. A woman and a young boy watch the man working. A young girl waves from atop a split rail fence under a fruit tree.
Above the house, two angels hold a wood plank sign board with the text, “Bless this house”. The blessing is continued at the bottom of the calendar towel:
“Bless this house
Each brick and rafter
may it be filled with
peace and laughter
with loving kindness - thoughtful care,
abiding Faith and wholesome Fare.”
A matching towel/wallhanging, House Blessing (TK), and a related calendar towel, House Blessing 404, were also produced; see images.
Country Prints produced this print as early as 1965 and continued until selling the design to Stevens Linens in 1969. It was sold under the name Bless This House 513.
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.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1965 - 1967Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
c.1965 reflects the date this design was first produced. 1967 is the date this example was produced.Inscription/Signature/Marks
“© wert - country prints” at bottom left corner; “by hand on all linen” at bottom right corner.Dimensions
Dimension Description
ApproximateHeight
30 inWidth
17 inMaterial
Unbleached Linen, Dowel Rod, Chipboard, Cotton ShoelaceColors
Color
Light Umber, Light Blue, Black, Red, Dark GreenColor Notes
A fifth color, the dark green tree leaves, is produced by over-printing light umber and light blue.
