Name/Title
Wallhanging, Plowshares: Kitchen Pocket, Kitchen Blessing U804Description
A Plowshares Kitchen Pocket wallhanging with a four color silkscreen print featuring a traditional kitchen blessing, with imagery of a brick bread oven and a large cooking fireplace equipped with a crane.
This wallhanging contains a pocket for a paper cookbook titled, “Kitchen Notes, Purloined Recipes, Dates and Puddings”; see “Branding” entries for complete cookbook. A paper calendar was stapled to the face of the pocket.
Launched in 1964 for the 1965 calendar year, Plowshares is Country Prints’ line of narrow wallhangings, typically 8” x 24”, the majority of which are Christian in theme. Each came with a hand printed envelope for mailing or gift giving.
A matching tile and calendar towel were also produced; see images.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
1964Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
“© wert PLOWSHARES”, lower left corner, and “by hand - Linen”, lower right corner.Dimensions
Height
18-1/2 inWidth
8-1/2 inMaterial
Unbleached Linen, Textile InkColors
Color
Red, chartreuse, Teal, BlackColor Notes
Some shading is produced by overprinting red and teal.
