Wallhanging: Early Strings 254

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Early Strings 254 wallhanging.: PKM collection. Images: PKM
Early Strings 254 wallhanging.

PKM collection. Images: PKM

Name/Title

Wallhanging: Early Strings 254

Description

A four-color silkscreen print on natural linen depicting seven early stringed instruments and one early woodwind instrument. This wallhanging is listed in the January 1960 Country Prints price list (with a stick/string, and plastic gift box), and appears in the brochure “Mat Sets by Robert Darr Wert/Country Prints”, c.1960. This wallhanging is also listed on the Christmas 1960 Country Prints price list. Each wallhanging included a “gay handprint envelope-mailer.” A wood support and cotton hanging cord are glued to the upper back of the print.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1958

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“wert by hand”, lower left corner.

Dimensions

Height

29 in

Width

8 in

Material

Unbleached Linen, Textile Ink, Wood, Cord, Glue

Color

Gray, Khaki Green, Black, Brick Red