Placemat, Napkin: Polka Dot (TK), Brown

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Polka Dot (TK) brown napkin.: PKM collection. Images: PKM
Polka Dot (TK) brown napkin.

PKM collection. Images: PKM

Name/Title

Placemat, Napkin: Polka Dot (TK), Brown

Description

A one-color silkscreen print on a brown linen ground, depicting repeated rows of hand-drawn ovals creating a Polka-dot pattern. This design was produced on at least four colors of dyed linen; see images. This napkin design accompanied the placemat sets Calico Kitchen 130 and Calico Patch 131, and the Buttermolds tablecloth, amongst others. They appear in the c.1954 brochure “Mat Sets by Robert Darr Wert/Country Prints”. Edges are hemmed.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1960 - circa 1962

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Heart with dot, lower right corners.

Dimensions

Width

16-1/2 in

Depth

11 in

Material

Bleached/Dyed Linen, Textile Ink

Color

Light Brown, Black