Kitchen, Potholder: Penn Dutch Heart (TK)

Object/Artifact

Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Penn Dutch Heart (TK) potholder.

Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: Sara Leeper, unless noted.

Name/Title

Kitchen, Potholder: Penn Dutch Heart (TK)

Description

A three-color silkscreen printed potholder on off-white linen featuring Bob Wert’s interpretation of a Pennsylvania “Dutch” motif. A large heart is filled and topped with birds and flowers. The outline of the heart is stitched to quilt the potholder. Attached is a silkscreened tag with the CP logo and address of Northfield, Mass. This item was produced within the first two years of CP’s founding. This design is from the Penn Dutch 311 cocktail napkin set.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1949

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

Northfield MA

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Unsigned

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Approximate

Width

7 in

Depth

6 in

Color

Dark Green, Yellow, Red