Name/Title
Notecard, Christmas: Plowshares Christmas Greeting 922Description
A four-screen/five-color silkscreen print on off-white linen glued within a dye cut Strathmore notecard in yellow. The image depicts early stringed and woodwind instruments amongst a line from the traditional Christmas carol, “Joy to the World”, “LET MEN THEIR SONGS EMPLOY”.
This Christmas Greeting is part of Country Prints’ Plowshares collection of mostly Christian based inspirational cards and wall hangings.
This Christmas Greeting appears in the brochures “Fall and Christmas 1965, Robert Darr Wert/Country Prints”, and “Country Prints by Robert Darr Wert and Neighbors”, c.1966, see images. This example is a sales sample used by Country Prints at trade shows.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1965Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
“wert”, lower left corner of linen print.
“PLOWSHARES hand printed on linen by robert darr wert and neighbors”, on notecard back.Dimensions
Dimension Description
Notecard closedHeight
6 inWidth
9 inDimension Description
Notecard OpenHeight
12 inWidth
9 inDimension Description
Mat OpeningHeight
4-1/2 inWidth
7 inDimension Description
Linen PrintHeight
5-1/2 inWidth
8 inMaterial
Cardstock, Bleached Linen, Glue, Textile InkColors
Color
Red, Yellow, Blue, Brown, GreenColor Notes
Green is produced by overprinting yellow and blue.
