Kit: Bucilla, Country Morn No.1952 Hostess Apron, Red
Description
A completed apron from the Bucilla cross stitch kit series, “Country Morn”, based on a Country Prints towel/wallhanging. This is one in a suite of eight kits offered in both turquoise and red colorways. This example is in red.
The rooster and hen are taken from Wert’s “Good Morning U226” wall hanging; see images. The scrolled lines are a design element Wert often used to fill space or unify a composition.
The label on the apron waist states, “A Bucilla Original, No. 1952”. Given the open placement of the label, this example is likely a sales sample or an in-store design sample.
The instruction sheet for the tea towel kit in this series bears the notation “S/66” at the end of the instruction text, which may be Bucilla’s code for when the kit was released, Spring or Summer of 1966. This would follow Country Prints’ introduction of the “Good Morning” towel that inspired these pieces by at least three years. The towel was released c.1963.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr Wert
Role
Artist
Manufacturer
Bucilla Needlework Kits
Date made
circa 1958
Time Period
20th Century
Notes
Date based on another suite of Bucilla kits developed from Wert’s designs that appeared in a Bucilla ad in McCall’s magazine in 1958; see “Bucilla, Daily Bread” entry.
