Runner: Country Kitchen 224, c.1952, aka Woodenware 202

Table runner: Country Kitchen 224.: PKM collection. Images: PKM
Table runner: Country Kitchen 224.

PKM collection. Images: PKM

Name/Title

Runner: Country Kitchen 224, c.1952, aka Woodenware 202

Description

A table runner with a five-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting over thirty examples of woodware found in a well equipped early American kitchen. This table runner appears in the c.1954 brochure “Robert Darr Wert/Country Prints Kitchen Hangings” as No.224 Country Kitchen, and the c.1955 price list as 202 Woodenware. The price list states, “Pine furniture and Kitchen Utensils in colors to match Mat #122.” The price list also advises, “Pure Linen Kitchen Runners and Towels, Nice enough to “Hang” or Frame — in fact we now offer any of these framed in a flat early black frame at $10.00.” Edges are straight stitched and fringed. A matching placemat set was also produced; see images.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1951

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“wert” with heart and “by hand”, lower right corner.

Dimensions

Width

30 in

Depth

13 in

Material

Bleached Linen, Textile Ink

Color

Teal, Brown, Yellow Ochre, Red, Black