A Country Prints production sample retained as a print record.
A placemat with a three-color silkscreen print depicting Wert’s interpretation of Pennsylvania “Dutch” folk art motifs in rectangular fields at left and right, with five rows of calligraphic scrolls between. The napkin bears a one-color print of scrolls to match the placemat.
This c.1951 design is an update of a c.1948 placemat set of the same name. This set was produced in four colorways: red earth, ochre, green, and salt glaze. It is listed on a c.1951 Country Prints packing slip.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr Wert
Role
Artist
Manufacturer
Country Prints
Date made
circa 1951
Time Period
20th Century
Place
Location
Gill MA.
Continent
North America
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Placemat: “w” in heart and “BY HAND”, lower left corner.
Napkin: unsigned.
