Pillow: Covered Bridge (TK)

Covered Bridge (TK) pillow strike-off, folded.: Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM
Covered Bridge (TK) pillow strike-off, folded.

Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM

Name/Title

Pillow: Covered Bridge (TK)

Description

A strike-off for a pillow with a four-screen/five-color silkscreen print depicting a wooden covered bridge in wither, surrounded by evergreen and birch trees. The image is printed on double length fabric meant to be folded and stitched on three sides to form a pillow with a rough finished size of 5”x 7”. This design was produced for the home goods brand Nettle Creek. Country Prints provided the printed fabric yardage, and Nettle Creek completed the pillows.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1960

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“wert by hand”, lower left corner.

Dimensions

Width

8-1/2 in

Depth

10-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Image: 3 3/4” x 6 3/4”

Material

Bleached Linen, Textile Ink

Colors

Color

Red, Blue, Green, Black, Dark Brown

Color Notes

Dark brown is produced by overprinting green and red.