Name/Title
Towel, Calendar: Doll House 504, 1968Description
A five-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting a doll house with the facade removed. Rooms revealed are a kitchen, parlor, bedroom and attic. Three other “rooms” are filled with calendar months. On the shingled roof a pink banner reads “1968”, the first year this design was offered by Country Prints. The artwork was developed for Country Prints by an unidentified freelance artist with the initials “BA” following Wert’s death in January 1966.
Most notable about this design is the swerve away from Wert’s beloved Americana themes in favor of the rising popularity of Victoriana. The house and furnishings are Victorian, and it is labeled, “Doll’s House circa 1868” at the base. Early American antiques found repeatedly in Wert’s work have been relegated to the attic: a spinning wheel, basket, jug, butter churn, ladderback chair and oil lamp.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
BARole
Freelance ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
1967Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Top edge is a rod pocket to accept a dowel for hanging, remaining edges are hemmed.Inscription/Signature/Marks
“country prints - BA”, lower left corner; “by hand - all linen”, lower right cornerDimensions
Dimension Description
ApproximatleyHeight
30 inWidth
17 inMaterial
Bleached Linen, Textile InkColor
Light Green, Teal, Pink, Black, Gray
