Towel, Wallhanging: King Neptune (TK)

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

King Neptune (TK) towel/wallhanging on white linen.: Collection of Sara Leeper. Image: PKM
King Neptune (TK) towel/wallhanging on white linen.

Collection of Sara Leeper. Image: PKM

Name/Title

Towel, Wallhanging: King Neptune (TK)

Description

A Country Prints production sample retained as a print record. A towel/wallhanging with a four-screen/five-color silkscreen print on white linen depicting King Neptune, five mermaids, and several sea creatures contained within a border of pink rope.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1964

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“© wert” with a heart, lower left corner, and “by hand on pure linen”, lower right corner.

Dimensions

Height

30-3/4 in

Width

17 in

Material

Bleached Linen, Textile Ink

Colors

Color

Pink, Teal, Yellow, Flesh Tone, Green

Color Notes

Green is produced by overprinting teal and yellow.