Print: Antique Kitchen 516 (TK)

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Prints in late 1950’s black painted Country Prints frames.: Collection of Kathryn Zentner. Images: Kathryn Zentner.
Prints in late 1950’s black painted Country Prints frames.

Collection of Kathryn Zentner. Images: Kathryn Zentner.

Name/Title

Print: Antique Kitchen 516 (TK)

Description

A five or six-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting items found in early American kitchens: painted tin, woodenware, cast and wrought iron trivets and tools, copperware and butter churns. Both compositions are unified with Wert’s trailing vines. The official name of this pair of prints has not been documented. Textile prints are dry mounted to chipboard, backed with corrugated cardboard printed with the Country Prints story, and secured to natural wood Country Prints frames with staples. Cleated hanging hardware is affixed at top back of frames. The fourth photo below shows how Wert changed the colors of his prints over time to keep them fresh and up to date with current color trends.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1959 - circa 1965

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“wert by hand ©”, lower left or right corners of prints; Country Prints imprint on backing board.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Frame

Height

17-1/2 in

Width

6-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Frame dimensions given by an eBay vendor whose photos have been deleted from this entry.

Dimension Description

Print, exclusive of frame, approximate

Height

16 in

Width

5 in

Color

Green, Brick Red, Beige, chartreuse, Black