Name/Title
Placemat: Lancaster Slip 116, c.1951, Salt GlazeDescription
A Country Prints production sample retained as a print record.
A placemat with a three-color silkscreen print depicting Wert’s interpretation of Pennsylvania “Dutch” folk art motifs in rectangular fields at left and right, with five rows of calligraphic scrolls between. The napkin bears a one-color print of scrolls to match the placemat.
This c.1951 design is an update of a c.1948 placemat set of the same name. This set was produced in four colorways: red earth, ochre, green, and salt glaze. It is listed on a c.1951 Country Prints packing slip.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1951Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
Placemat: “w” in heart and “BY HAND”, lower left corner.
Napkin: unsigned.Dimensions
Dimension Description
PlacematWidth
18 inDepth
12-1/2 inDimension Description
Square Dinner NapkinWidth
15 inDepth
15 inMaterial
Unbleached Linen, Textile InkColor
Red, Yellow, Dark Blue
