Name/Title
Placemat: Trivets 119Description
A Country Prints production sample retained as a print record.
A two-color silkscreen print on natural linen depicting sixteen silhouettes of early American wrought and cast iron trivets and kitchen tools. The free form composition brings traditional subject matter into a modern design context.
This design appears on a c.1951 Country Prints packing slip, and a c.1955 price list which states, “Red Brick and Black on natural linen, of course.” The artwork for this print appears in a photo from the Springfield Sunday Republican, January 10, 1952.
Placemat edges are straight-stitched and fringed.
A matching framed print, potholder and cocktail napkins were also produced.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1951Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Date of 1951 substantiated by appearance in the Springfield Sunday Republican, Springfield MA; January 10, 1952, and a Coulter’s Department Store ad, November 9, 1953; see images below.Inscription/Signature/Marks
“w” in black outlined heart, and “BY HAND”, lower left corner.Material
Textile Ink, Bleached Linen
