Name/Title
Gift Greeting: Poor Richard’s, A House Well Filled (TK)Description
A six-screen/seven-color print on off-white linen depicting a woman in eighteenth century dress standing before a hearth, surrounded by symbols of plenty. Newly planted crops are seen outside the window. Below, a maxim from Poor Richard’s Almanac: “a house well filled, a field well tilled, a wife well willed: great riches”
This print is a Gift Greeting, Country Prints series of unmounted prints available in cardstock note folders with envelopes for mailing or gift giving.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1955 - circa 1960Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
“wert” in black lowercase script, and “by hand” in black lowercase print, lower right corner.Material
Bleached Linen, Textile InkColors
Color
Teal, Burnt Orange, Light Brown, Beige, Light Gray, Black, CopperColor Notes
Copper is produced by overprinting beige and burnt orange.
