Placemat: Plenty (TK)

Object/Artifact

Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Placemat set: Plenty (TK).

PKM collection. Images: PKM

Name/Title

Placemat: Plenty (TK)

Description

A placemat set with a two-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting symbols of farm industry and plenty in fifteen rectangular images (three rows of five). The design is presented as a contemporary ink and brush homage to Pennsylvania Dutch folk art. The unprinted napkins are an off-white linen. Edges are straight stitched and fringed.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1960

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“wert by hand”, lower left corner of placemats.

Dimensions

Width

16-1/4 in

Depth

12 in

Material

Bleached Linen, Textile Ink

Color

Brown, Beige