Placemat, Napkin: Herbs (TK), Brown

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Herbs (TK) napkin fragment in brown.: PKM collection. Image: PKM
Herbs (TK) napkin fragment in brown.

PKM collection. Image: PKM

Name/Title

Placemat, Napkin: Herbs (TK), Brown

Description

A Country Prints production sample retained as a print record. A one-color silkscreen print of abstracted herb plants on solid color linen, originally produced c.1954 in several colors as the napkin for the Herbs 132, Pot Herbs 133, and Bottled Herbs 134 placemat sets. Used again in the late 1950’s as napkins for a short-lived product line called Craft Horizons.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1954

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“wert by hand” with outlined heart, lower left corner.

Dimensions

Width

4 in

Depth

11 in

Material

Dyed Linen, Textile Ink

Colors

Color

Brown, Black

Color Notes

Black refers to textile ink.