Name/Title
Napkin, Cocktail: Topiary Whimsy or The Gardener’s Lark 317, RedDescription
Four three-color silkscreen prints on off-white linen depicting fanciful topiaries clad in calico prints and bordered by leaves.
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, “317 Topiary Whimsy or the Gardener’s Lark — Home gardening was never like this nor convivial reparte more gaily engendered! Christmas Red and Green or New Year’s Pink and Bluegreen…4 designs, set of 8, two of each.”
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 heart— only two are signed— see images.Dimensions
Height
8-1/2 inWidth
6-1/2 inMaterial
Textile Ink, Bleached LinenColor
Teal, Pink, Black, Brick Red, Green
