Wall Board: Quilt Horse 701

Wall Board: Quilt Horse 701.: Images: PKM
Wall Board: Quilt Horse 701.

Images: PKM

Name/Title

Wall Board: Quilt Horse 701

Description

A five-color silkscreen print on linen burlap depicting a soldier on horseback playing a horn and wielding a sword inspired by an early American appliqué quilt. This Wall Board is listed in the January 1960 Country Prints price list, and appears in the brochure “Country Prints in Frames designed by Robert Darr Wert”, c.1960.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1958

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Notes

The linen burlap print is wrapped over a pine board, secured with staples, and backed with a chipboard panel bearing Country Prints branding.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“wert” in orange script, and “by hand” in orange print, lower left corner.

Dimensions

Height

6-5/8 in

Width

12 in

Depth

7/8 in

Material

Burlap, Textile Ink, Wood, Staples, Cardboard

Color

Black, Brown, Red-Orange, Blue, Yellow Ochre