Name/Title
Napkin, Cocktail: New Vines in Old Bottles 316Description
Eight cocktail napkins, each with a different four-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting early American glass, ceramic, metal and wood containers and kitchen tools illustrated in outline and silhouette, connected by conventionalized trailing vines.
These cocktail napkins appear in the c.1955 brochure “I-Did-It-Myself Aprons by Robert Darr Wert/Country Prints”, and is described in a c.1955 price list, “ 316 New Vines in Old Bottles — Enough said, in pink, turquoise, light aqua and bottle green on white linen, 7 x 9…Set of eight each different.”
Edges are straight stitched and fringed.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1955Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
“w” in pink heart on all napkins, and “by hand” on one napkin; see images.Dimensions
Height
6-1/2 inWidth
8-1/4 inDimension Notes
One unwashed napkin is 6.75” x 8.5” (see photos)Material
Textile Ink, Bleached LinenColor
Aqua, Teal, Khaki Green, Pink
