1959 Stevens Linens, Inc., calendar towel first introduced in 1954.
PKM collection. Images: PKM, unless noted.
Name/Title
Towel, Calendar: Anno Domini (TK) 1959, Stevens Linens, Inc.
Description
A possible design by Robert Darr Wert for Stevens Linens, Inc., the inventor of the calendar towel, first introduced in 1954. This has not been substantiated as a Wert design beyond matching similar elements to those found in early Country Prints works; see images and web link.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Attribution
Attributed to Robert Darr Wert
Role
Artist
Manufacturer
Stevens Linen Assoc., Inc./Stonelea Mills
Date made
1958
Time Period
20th Century
Place
* Untyped Place
Dudley MA
Notes
Date is the date of manufacture of this particular calendar towel. Artwork dates to 1953, the year it was developed for its debut in 1954.
