Placemat: Flower Pot 103, c.1948, Solid Border, Green

Flower Pot 103 placemat set with solid bordered napkin.: Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM
Flower Pot 103 placemat set with solid bordered napkin.

Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM

Name/Title

Placemat: Flower Pot 103, c.1948, Solid Border, Green

Description

Country Prints production samples retained as a print record. A placemat set with a three-color silkscreen print on the placemat and a two-color print on the napkin. The placemat is flanked by tall flowering plants drawn in the manner of Pennsylvania “Dutch” folk art. The napkin is printed with a potted plant with tulip blossoms and a solid green border. This design appears on a c.1949 Country Prints packing slip. This is amongst the earliest designs produced by Country Prints upon its founding in 1948. It was later revised c.1951.

Made/Created

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1949

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

Northfield MA

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Placemat bears a “Country Prints Northfield Mass” product tag.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Placemat

Width

17-1/2 in

Depth

11-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Luncheon napkin: 12” x 12” Dinner napkin: 14 1/2” x 14 1/2”

Material

Cotton, Textile Ink

Color

Green, Red, Yellow