Name/Title
Towel, Wallhanging: Early American Bridges U236Description
A three-color silkscreen print on natural linen depicting six unspecified covered bridges, each demonstrating a different type of structure.
This print is a variant of New England’s Covered Bridges U218, with text changed to be non-specific to New England, making this version salable across North America; see images for photos of four of the six bridges illustrated.
This print appears in the brochures “Country Prints by Robert Darr Wert and Neighbors”, c.1963 and 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 has been selling below average, while it’s companion piece for New England (U218) is a “good seller, but in New England only.”Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1962Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Upper edge is a rod pocket to accept a dowel for hanging, lower edge hemmed, sides are selvedged.Inscription/Signature/Marks
“© wert country prints”, lower left corner; “by hand on pure linen”, lower right corner.Dimensions
Height
29-1/4 inWidth
16-3/4 inMaterial
Unbleached Linen, Textile InkColor
Black, Burnt Ochre, Brick Red
