Name/Title
Print: Country Attic 927-5Description
A five-screen/six-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting numerous objects from an early American kitchen. Items of glass, ceramic, painted tin, copper, wood, and cast iron are illustrated. Objects are presented in outline and silhouette in a collage arrangement. A blue-gray silkscreen border finishes the composition. It is a pair with Country Auction 927-6.
This print is listed in the January 1960 Country Prints price list in a choice of antique birch or flat black frames, and appears in the c.1960 brochure “Country Prints in Frames Designed by Robert Darr Wert”; see images.
A coordinating table runner in an alternate colorway was also produced, see images.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1959Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Textile print is dry mounted on chipboard, backed with cardboard, and secured within a Country Prints’ natural wood frame with staples. An aqua Country Prints story card is glued to the backing board. Cleated hanging hardware is affixed at top back of frames.Inscription/Signature/Marks
“wert” in lowercase script, lower right corner.Dimensions
Dimension Description
Print, exclusive of frameHeight
8-3/4 inWidth
26-1/2 inDimension Description
FrameHeight
10-1/2 inWidth
28-1/2 inDepth
1-3/4 inMaterial
Bleached Linen, Textile Ink, Cardboard, Wood, Clear Finish Coat, Staples, CardstockColors
Color
Aqua, Blue-Gray, Dark Gray, Brick Red, chartreuse, Bottle GreenColor Notes
A sixth color, bottle green, is produced by overprinting aqua and chartreuse.
