Placemat: Tole 121, c.1952, Yellow

Object/Artifact

Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Tole 121 placemat in Yellow with Country Prints product tag.

Collection of Sara Leeper. Image: PKM

Name/Title

Placemat: Tole 121, c.1952, Yellow

Description

A placemat with a three-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting flowers, leaves and trailing border designs rendered in the manner of painted tin or toleware. This design appears on a c.1951 Country Prints packing slip in three colorways: rose, yellow, or blue.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1951

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“w” in heart and “by hand” in script, lower left corner.

Dimensions

Width

18 in

Depth

12 in

Material

Bleached Linen, Textile Ink

Color

Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Dark Green