Placemat: Village (TK)

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Village (TK) placemat set.: Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM, unless noted.
Village (TK) placemat set.

Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM, unless noted.

Name/Title

Placemat: Village (TK)

Description

A Country Prints production sample retained as a print record. A placemat with a four-screen/six-color silkscreen print on natural linen depicting an array of twelve buildings found in an early American village. The matching napkin is printed with six buildings. A matching table runner was also produced. Edges are straight stitched and fringed.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1957

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Placemat: “wert”, lower left corner, and “by hand”, lower right corner. Napkin: unsigned.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Placemat and Napkin

Width

18 in

Depth

12 in

Material

Bleached Linen, Textile Ink

Colors

Color

Red-Orange, Teal, Ochre, Black, Green, Brown

Color Notes

Two colors produced by overprinting: green is teal and ochre; brown is red-orange and teal.