Name/Title
Towel, Wallhanging: Decoys U246Description
A four-color silkscreen print on natural linen depicting seventeen decoys for hunting waterfowl and other birds, along with the weights and anchors necessary for securing them.
The artwork for this print was developed by a freelance artist hired by Country Prints after Wert’s death in January 1966. The compound initials DA or AD appear at lower left.
This design appears in the brochure “Country Prints by Robert Darr Wert and Neighbors”, c.1966; see images.
This is one of over sixty designs sold by Country Prints to Stevens Linen Associates of Dudley, Massachusetts, in January 1969. From that point onward, the designs were produced by Stevens with all reference to Robert Darr Wert and Country Prints removed. Many of these designs continued to be produced by Stevens throughout the 1970’s and some into the 1980’s.
In a memo from Fritz Kaufhold (Country Prints’ business manager) to Bob MacKay (Stonelea Mills/Stevens Linen Associates) dated February 12, 1969, Fritz notes this design is was an average seller at the time.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
AD or DARole
Freelance ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1966Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Top hem is finished to accept a dowel rod for hanging; remaining three edges are hemmed.Inscription/Signature/Marks
“AD” or “DA” and “COUNTRY PRINTS”, lower left corner; “by hand All LINEN”, lower right corner.Dimensions
Height
29-1/4 inWidth
16 inMaterial
Unbleached Linen, Textile InkColor
Umber, Dark Green, Brown, Black
