Print: Country Tin 1728-2

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Country Tin 1728-2 print in a natural wood Country Prints frame.: Images: lodi24340, eBay.com, Glad Spring VA., unless noted.
Country Tin 1728-2 print in a natural wood Country Prints frame.

Images: lodi24340, eBay.com, Glad Spring VA., unless noted.

Name/Title

Print: Country Tin 1728-2

Description

A five-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting thirty one examples of painted tinware displayed in a painted hutch. Painted tinware includes coffee pots, tea kettles, pitchers, jugs, tea tins, a cup, a candlestick and a covered match box, amongst others. This c.1960 framed print is a recoloring of a c.1953 towel/wallhanging/runner. It is listed in the January 1960 Country Prints price list in a choice of antique birch or flat black frames, and appears in the brochure “Country Prints in Frames Designed by Robert Darr Wert”, p.3, c.1960; see images.

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

Notes

Linen print is dry mounted to chipboard, backed with corrugated cardboard printed with the Country Prints story, and secured within a Country Prints natural wood frame with staples. Cleated hanging hardware is affixed at top back of frame.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Unsigned on face of print. Country Prints story imprint on backing board.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Print, exclusive of frame

Height

28 in

Width

17 in

Dimension Description

Frame, approximate

Height

30 in

Width

19 in

Depth

1-1/2 in

Material

Bleached Linen, Textile Ink, Cardboard, Wood, Clear Finish Coat, Staples

Color

Yellow, Brown, Brick Red, Green, Black