Placemat: Slipware 116, Red, Napkin Only

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Slipware 116 napkins in three colorways: brown, red, and yellow spice.: Collection of Sara Leeper. Image: PKM
Slipware 116 napkins in three colorways: brown, red, and yellow spice.

Collection of Sara Leeper. Image: PKM

Name/Title

Placemat: Slipware 116, Red, Napkin Only

Description

Country Prints production samples retained as a print record. Napkin: quadrants are delineated by red fields containing line drawings reminiscent of designs found on colonial era glazed slipware. This set appears in a c.1955 Country Prints price list. The price list states, “To match exactly slip decorated pottery or to complement many lines of contemporary table ware. Red, Brown, Clay, Yellow or Green. All earth-like colors on natural linen — printed napkins to match.”

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1954

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Placemat: “w” in heart, and “by hand”, lower left corner. Oversized napkin: unsigned.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Approximate

Width

17 in

Depth

11 in

Material

Bleached Linen, Textile Ink