Name/Title
Towel, Wallhanging: Motif Gourmet, Good Day 283, OrangeDescription
A four-color silkscreen design on bleached linen depicting five radiant suns and a rooster weathervane greeting the new day. Playful text enlivens the composition: forecasts of “Fair & Warm”, and “Sunny & Mild”, along with the expression, “Have a Good Day”.
This print is from Country Prints’ Motif Gourmet collection, a group of decidedly design-forward products that veer away from Wert’s usual Americana themes. This print was available in orange or turquoise colorways; this example is in orange. A matching apron, bottle cover, coffee can covers, toaster cover, and oven mitt were also produced; see images.
This print appears in the brochure “Country Prints by Robert Darr Wert and Neighbors”.
Edges are serged and bound with burnt orange thread to coordinate with the orange ink within the composition.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
DesignerManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1948 - circa 1966Time Period
20th Century, Colonial Revival, Mid-Century ModernPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
“© wert motif GOURMET”, bottom left corner; “by hand on pure Linen”, bottom right corner.Material
Bleached Linen, Textile InkColors
Color
Teal, Yellow, Orange, BlackColor Notes
Colors refer to textile inks.
