Name/Title
Notecard, Christmas: Plowshares Christmas Greeting C927Description
A Country Prints sales sample retained as a print record.
A five-screen/six-color silkscreen print on off-white linen glued within a dye cut Strathmore notecard. The image depicts Mary and Joseph standing above Jesus in the manger on Christmas night. Sheep stand before the manger, and the Christmas star shines above.
This Christmas Greeting is part of Country Prints’ Plowshares collection of mostly Christian based inspirational cards and wall hangings.
This Christmas Greeting appears in the brochures “Fall and Christmas 1965, Robert Darr Wert/Country Prints”, and “Country Prints by Robert Darr Wert and Neighbors”, c.1966; see images.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1965Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
“wert”, lower left corner of linen print.
“PLOWSHARES hand printed on linen by robert darr wert and neighbors”, back face of notecard.Dimensions
Dimension Description
Notecard closedHeight
6 inWidth
9 inDimension Description
Notecard OpenHeight
12 inWidth
9 inDimension Description
Dye Cut OpeningHeight
4-1/2 inWidth
7 inDimension Description
Linen PrintHeight
5-1/2 inWidth
8 inMaterial
Cardstock, Bleached Linen, Glue, Textile InkColors
Color
Yellow, Blue, Beige, Black, Red, BrownColor Notes
Brown is the product of overprinting red and blue.
