Placemat: Yankee Doodles 112, c.1951, Red and Mustard

Object/Artifact

Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Yankee Doodles 112 placemat in red (TK).

From the Uconn Historic Costume and Textile Museum. Image: Lynne Zacek Bassett

Name/Title

Placemat: Yankee Doodles 112, c.1951, Red and Mustard

Description

A placemat with a two-color silkscreen print on off white linen rendered in a sketchbook-like manner depicting signature items in Wert’s design catalog: woodenware; wrought iron cooking tools; roosters, hens and doves; calligraphic scrolls; trailing vines; hearts; and simple patterns reminiscent of calico prints. This design with a matching napkin was produced in four colorways. This placemat set was produced in as many as eight colorways over the course of several years in the early 1950’s. It appears on a c.1951 Country Prints packing slip and a c.1952 Country Prints brochure. Edges straight-stitched and fringed. This example was given to the Uconn Historic Costume and Textile Museum by Robert Darr Wert in 1953.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

1953

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Notes

Date from Wert’s gift to the Historic Costume and Textile Museum at the University of Connecticut in 1953. Date visible on label affixed to placemat in photo.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“by hand” and “w” in heart, lower left corner.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Placemat

Width

18 in

Depth

12 in

Dimension Description

Napkin

Width

15 in

Depth

15 in

Dimension Notes

Dimensions listed by resale vendor in web link.

Material

Linen, Textile Ink

Color

Yellow, Red

Web Links and URLs

Worthpoint.com listing of Turquoise placemat set