Runner: Miller 205

Miller 205 table runner.: Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM
Miller 205 table runner.

Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM

Name/Title

Runner: Miller 205

Description

A Country Prints production sample retained as a print record. A table runner with a four-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting a large sheaf of wheat, a village with a water powered mill, and a banner emblazoned with, “remember the miller when you eat your bread.” Left and right edges are hemmed, top and bottom edges are selvedges. This runner is listed on a c.1949 Country Prints packing slip.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1948

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“by hand”, with “w” in an apple heart, lower right corner.

Dimensions

Width

30-1/2 in

Depth

17 in

Material

Bleached Linen, Textile Ink

Color

Teal, Yellow Ochre, Red, Brown