Placemat, Napkin: Country Tin 121, Yellow

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Country Tin 121 napkin in yellow.: PKM collection. Image: PKM.
Country Tin 121 napkin in yellow.

PKM collection. Image: PKM.

Name/Title

Placemat, Napkin: Country Tin 121, Yellow

Description

NOTE: TEMP PHOTO. A Country Prints production sample retained as a print record. Napkin: a one color silkscreen print in black offered with a choice of three solid color linens, red, mustard, or green. The print depicts almost sixty tin vessels drawn in outline. The complete placemat set appears in the c.1955 brochure “Country Prints Mat Sets and Luncheon Squares by Robert Darr Wert”; see images. Edges are straight stitched and fringed.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1954

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“wert” on painted tin chest, lower left corner, and “by hand”, lower right corner.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Placemat and Napkins

Width

17 in

Depth

12 in

Material

Bleached Linen, Textile Ink