Name/Title
Print: Herbs 912-5 PairDescription
A pair of five-screen/six-color silkscreen prints on off-white linen depicting fresh herbs growing from pots, troughs, pitchers, and boxes placed on and around early American furniture and kitchen tools.
This pair of prints was likely first produced in the late 1950’s. It is listed on the January 1960 Country Prints price list with a choice of antique birch or flat black frames, and appears in the c.1960 brochure, “Country Prints in Frames Designed by Robert Darr Wert”; see images.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1958Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Linen prints are dry mounted on chipboard, backed with cardboard, and secured within Country Prints’ natural wood frames with staples.Inscription/Signature/Marks
“wert”, lower left corners, and “by hand”, lower right corners.Dimensions
Dimension Description
Prints, exclusive of framesHeight
12 inWidth
9 inDimension Description
Frames, approximateHeight
14 inWidth
11 inDepth
1-1/2 inMaterial
Bleached Linen, Textile Ink, Cardboard, Wood, Clear Finish Coat, StaplesColors
Color
Pink, Green, Yellow, Brown, Black, CopperColor Notes
Additional colors produced by overprinting two or more colors.
