Name/Title
Placemat: Applique Eagle 103, c.1959, BrownDescription
A three-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting two polka-dot American eagles bearing flowers in their talons and beaks, with urns of flowers above, and a border of swags on three edges. The napkin has flowers cradled in a single swag. The motifs in this set are inspired by appliqué quilt designs.
This design is listed on the January 1960 Country Prints price list in three colorways (brown, red, or blue), and appears in the c.1960 brochures “Mat Sets by Robert Darr Wert/Country Prints”, p.2, and “Country Prints by Robert Darr Wert and Neighbors”, c.1963. See brochure images below.
Edges are serged and bound.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1959Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
“wert by hand”, lower right corner of placemat. Napkin is unsigned.Material
Bleached Linen, Textile InkColor
Brown, Light Green, Black
