Print: Painted Tin 917-3

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Framed Print: Painted Tin 917-3 in c.1955 Country Prints black painted frame.: PKM collection. Images: PKM
Framed Print: Painted Tin 917-3 in c.1955 Country Prints black painted frame.

PKM collection. Images: PKM

Name/Title

Print: Painted Tin 917-3

Description

A six-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting more than twenty articles of painted tin displayed on various wood and cast iron home furnishings. Trailing vines enliven the composition. This print appears in the c.1955 retail brochure “Country Prints In Frames”, and in a c.1955 price list; see images. A matching towel/wallhanging was also produced; see images.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1953 - circa 1955

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Notes

Print is dry mounted to chipboard and secured within a black painted Country Prints frame with brads.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“PAINTED TIN”, and “by hand” in orange, lower center; “robert darr wert” in lowercase black script with orange outlined heart, lower right corner.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Print, exclusive of frame

Height

8-3/4 in

Width

16-3/4 in

Dimension Description

Frame

Height

11 in

Width

19 in

Depth

1-1/2 in

Material

Bleached Linen, Textile Ink, Cardboard, Wood, Paint, Nails

Color

Aqua, Yellow Ochre, Yellow, Green, Black, Orange