Name/Title
Towel, Wallhanging: Horse and Buggy U222Description
A four-color silkscreen print on natural linen depicting horses, carriages, a wagon, and a sleigh, with written suggestions for the use of each.
This print appears in the c.1966 brochure “Country Prints by Robert Darr Wert and Neighbors”. A matching calendar towel was also produced.
This is one of over sixty designs sold by Country Prints to Stevens Linen Associates of Dudley, Massachusetts, in January 1969. From that point onward, the designs were produced by Stevens with all reference to Robert Darr Wert and Country Prints removed. Many of these designs continued to be produced by Stevens throughout the 1970’s and some into the 1980’s.
In a memo from Fritz Kaufhold (Country Prints’ business manager) to Bob MacKay (Stonelea Mills/Stevens Linen Associates) dated February 12, 1969, Fritz notes this design is was an average seller at the time.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
“COUNTRY PRINTS”, lower left corner; “© wert by hand all linen”, lower right corner.Material
Unbleached Linen, Textile InkColor
Red-Orange, chartreuse, Khaki Green, Black
