Strike-Off: Motif Gourmet, Bottles 282, Orange

Object/Artifact

Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Strike-off of Motif Gourmet Bottles 282 with unhemmed edges.

Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM

Name/Title

Strike-Off: Motif Gourmet, Bottles 282, Orange

Description

Two strike-offs for the Bottles 282 towel in the orange colorway from Country Prints’ Motif Gourmet collection. Edges of first strike-off are unfinished. Colors match final production pieces, but the yellow ochre and gray colors lack the mottling added in the production run. The edges also lack the serged and bound contrast stitching of the final pieces. See image below for comparison. The Motif Gourmet collection was introduced in 1965 for the 1966 retail year.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

1965

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“© wert by hand motif GOURMET”, lower left corner, and “pure linen”, lower right corner.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Unhemmed Strike-Off

Height

31-1/2 in

Width

17-1/2 in

Dimension Description

Hemmed Strike-Off

Height

30 in

Width

16-1/2 in

Material

Bleached Linen, Textile Ink

Color

Orange, Yellow Ochre, Gray, Black