Name/Title
Tablecloth: Buttermolds 451, c.1954, 52”x52”, Early BlueDescription
A tablecloth with a three-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting numerous carved wood buttermolds. At center is a medallion framed with the repeating phrase, “SOME BUTTERMOLDS AND SOME BUTTERMOLDS…”.
This tablecloth appears in the c.1955 brochure “Country Prints Mat Sets and Luncheon Squares by Robert Darr Wert”; see images. It was produced in three colorways; this example is in early blue, chartreuse and slate on white linen. Placemat sized napkins printed with repeating black oval dots on solid color linen were also available.
This is one of the first three tablecloth designs produced by Country Prints. A c.1955 price list trumpets the recent debut, “Long awaited and now being enthusiastically received, they are pure linen, 52” x 52”. They are air dried in our tall silo after hand printing. All priced at $7.00 each [retail].”
A matching tile, towel/wallhanging and placemat set were also produced; see images.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1954Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
“RDWERT”, with heart, opposite lower left corners.Dimensions
Dimension Description
TableclothWidth
52 inDepth
52 inDimension Description
NapkinsWidth
17 inDepth
12 inMaterial
Bleached Linen, Textile InkColor
Teal, Dark Teal, chartreuse
