Tablecloth: Buttermolds 451, c.1959, 52”x72”, Red

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Buttermolds 451 in brown on natural linen.: Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM
Buttermolds 451 in brown on natural linen.

Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM

Name/Title

Tablecloth: Buttermolds 451, c.1959, 52”x72”, Red

Description

A Country Prints sales sample retained as a print record. A two-color silkscreen print on natural linen depicting carved wood buttermolds and butter making tools. Symbols of freedom and abundance are illustrated in the carved imagery, including eagles, chickens, fruit and flowers. This tablecloth is listed in the January 1960 Country Prints price list in two sizes (52” x 52”, 52” x 72”), and two colorways (red or brown with black), and it appears in the c.1960 brochure “Mat Sets by Robert Darr Wert/Country Prints”.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1959

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“r. darr wert by hand” in opposite corners adjacent to the eagle buttermolds.

Dimensions

Width

52 in

Length

72 in

Material

Unbleached Linen, Textile Ink

Color

Black, Red