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1992

  • Work on this object began.

2000

  • We acquired this object.

2015

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Shopping Bag, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Magritte

This is a Shopping bag. It was manufactured by Equitable Bag Co., Inc. and featuring artwork by René Magritte. It is dated 1992 and we acquired it in 2000. Its medium is paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Judith G. Bergoffen.

Its dimensions are

39.4 x 33.0 cm (15 1/2 x 13 in. )

Cite this object as

Shopping Bag, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Magritte; Featuring artwork by René Magritte (Belgian, 1898 - 1967); Manufactured by Equitable Bag Co., Inc.; paper; 39.4 x 33.0 cm (15 1/2 x 13 in. ); Gift of Judith G. Bergoffen; 2000-53-16

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