Name/Title
Runner: Penn Dutch 204Description
A Country Prints production sample retained as a print record.
A table runner with a three-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting Wert’s interpretation of Pennsylvania “Dutch” folk art motifs.
Right and left edges are hemmed, top and bottom edges are selvedges.
This runner is listed on the c.1949 and c.1951 Country Prints packing slips.
A matching cocktail napkin set was also produced.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1949Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
* Untyped Place
Northfield MANotes
Originally produced in Northfield, MA, this design continued in production after the move to Gill, MA.Inscription/Signature/Marks
“RW” on a pot and “BY HAND” with hearts, lower left corner.Material
Bleached Linen, Textile InkColor
Red, Yellow Ochre, Dark Green
