Notecard, Matted Greetings: Homes 350-14

Matted Greeting: Homes 350-14.: PKM collection. Images: PKM
Matted Greeting: Homes 350-14.

PKM collection. Images: PKM

Name/Title

Notecard, Matted Greetings: Homes 350-14

Description

A matted four color silkscreen print on dyed yellow linen depicting a man framing a house and a woman tending a cradle, with a quote from Poor Richard’s Almanac, “Men make houses, women make homes.” Dye cut mat is glued to backing board along all four edges. This Matted Greeting appears in the Spring 1958 Country Prints price list as part of a new product line. Seventeen 7” x 9” prints were initially produced and included envelopes for mailing or gift giving. They were also available framed in black or natural frames.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1957

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Unsigned

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Mat

Height

9 in

Width

7 in

Dimension Description

Print, approximate

Height

8 in

Width

6 in

Material

Dyed Linen, Textile Ink, Cardstock, Glue

Color

Red-Orange, Brown, Green, Blue