An apron with a three-color silkscreen print on off-white linen, depicting herb plants potted in cast iron and copper pots. The design is printed in three panels, the center panel being a list of herb names, and the outer panels being illustrations. The panels are also pockets. The waist and ties are a contrasting light green.
This apron is described in a c.1955 price list, “Herb motifs in Green, Copper, and Black with Lettuce Green sash to match (on white). Mat to match, #127.”
A related placemat set was also produced; see link.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr Wert
Role
Artist
Manufacturer
Country Prints
Date made
circa 1953
Time Period
20th Century
Place
Location
Gill MA.
Continent
North America
Notes
Date taken from description in a NYT article. See Archive, Editorial: 1954.9.25.
