Name/Title
Kitchen, Apron: Sourwood Mountain 420Description
A Country Prints production sample retained by the company as a print record.
An apron with a four four-color silkscreen print on off-white linen with red ties. Imagery consists of seven roosters of varying breeds, most sitting upon branches that run from the center of the apron to the outside edges of the pockets. The rooster bodies are superimposed with Wert’s interpretations of calico fabric prints.
This apron is described in a c.1955 price list, “Our well known roosters on white with bright Red sash.”
A matching placemat set, tile and framed print were also produced; see images.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1954Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
“wert by hand” with “w” in heart, lower left corner.Dimensions
Dimension Description
ApronHeight
17 inWidth
34 inDimension Description
Apron TiesHeight
1-3/4 inWidth
67 inMaterial
Textile Ink, Bleached Linen, Bleached/Dyed LinenColor
Red, Teal, Black, Yellow Ochre
