Name/Title
Towel, Wallhanging: Quilt 200 (Penn. Dutch)Description
A four-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting an appliqué quilt in the style of the Pennsylvania “Dutch”.
The red outlined design is in the form of a quilted coverlet with independent side and foot flaps. Such coverlets were designed for use on four-poster beds, allowing the coverlet to be easily positioned on the bed without having to tuck around the foot posts.
This print appears in the brochure From “Country Prints by Robert Darr Wert and Neighbors”, c.1966; see images. It was available in a choice of two imprints at the base of the composition: “Pennsylvania Applique” (200 Quilt, Penn. Dutch), or “Early American” (247 Quilt, Early American).
This is one of over sixty designs sold by Country Prints to Stevens Linen Associates of Dudley, Massachusetts, in January 1969. From that point onward, the designs were produced by Stevens with all reference to Robert Darr Wert and Country Prints removed. Many of these designs continued to be produced by Stevens throughout the 1970’s and some into the 1980’s.
In a memo from Fritz Kaufhold (Country Prints business manager) to Bob MacKay (Stonelea Mills/Stevens Linen Associates) dated February 12, 1969, Fritz notes this and a group of other Pennsylvania “Dutch” inspired designs were regional to Pennsylvania and adjacent states. This version, Pennsylvania Applique 200, was noted as an above average seller, while the national version, Early American Quilts 247, was noted to be an average seller in the Country Prints line.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1965Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Top edge is a rod pocket to accept a dowel for hanging, remaining edges are hemmed.Inscription/Signature/Marks
“© wert by hand”, lower left corner; “COUNTRY PRINTS pure Linen”, lower right corner.Dimensions
Height
31 inWidth
16-1/4 inMaterial
Bleached Linen, Textile InkColors
Color
Red, Blue, Burnt Ochre, Green, BrownColor Notes
Brown is produced by overprinting brick red and yellow ochre.
