Branding, Packaging: Pack Board, c.1959, Barn Elevation

Object/Artifact

Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Country Prints pack board with barn studio elevation, c.1960.

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Name/Title

Branding, Packaging: Pack Board, c.1959, Barn Elevation

Description

A one-color silkscreen print on off-white clay coated chipboard, used as support for table linen packages, c.1960. Design tells an abbreviated story of Country Prints and features an elevational illustration of the Country Prints barn workshop and art studio in Gill, Massachusetts.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1960

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“wert by hand”, lower right corner.

Dimensions

Height

13 in

Width

18-1/2 in

Material

Chipboard, Ink

Color

Aqua, White