Name/Title
Towel, Wallhanging: Good Coffee U250Description
A four-color silkscreen print on natural linen depicting a country kitchen and the tools and materials necessary for making good coffee.
This print appears in the brochure “Country Prints by Robert Darr Wert and Neighbors”, c.1966; see images.
A matching tile annd calendar towel were 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 AmericaNotes
Top edge is a rod pocket to accept a dowel for hanging; remaining edges are hemmed.Inscription/Signature/Marks
“© wert COUNTRY PRINTS”, lower left corner; “by hand on pure Linen”, lower right corner.Dimensions
Height
29-1/2 inWidth
16-1/2 inMaterial
Textile Ink, Unbleached LinenColor
Teal, Red, Yellow, Black
