Name/Title
Towel, Wallhanging: Wrought Iron 209, c.1951Description
A two-color silkscreen print on natural linen depicting early American tools, hardware and cookware made of wrought and cast iron: a weather vane, cooking utensils, trivets, hinges, door handles, a frying pan, and a shutter dog, amongst others.
This print was marketed for use as a kitchen towel, wallhanging, or table runner, is listed on a c.1951 Country Prints packing slip.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1951Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Upper and lower edges are hemmed, sides are selvedged.
c.1953 determined by a matching placemat set that appears in a 1953 Coulter’s Department Store ad and a framed print that appears in a 1954 article in Woman’s Day magazine; see images.Inscription/Signature/Marks
“HAND PRINT - WERT” in block print, preceded by red heart.Material
Unbleached Linen, Country Prints tag, Textile Ink
