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1968

  • Work on this object began.

1988

  • Work on this object ended.

1992

  • We acquired this object.

2015

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Shopping Bag, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Bookstore

This is a Shopping bag. It was manufactured by Equitable Bag Co., Inc.. It is dated ca. 1978 and we acquired it in 1992. Its medium is paper; white plastic handles. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Joan Cunningham.

Its dimensions are

40.3 x 33.0 cm (15 7/8 x 13 in. )

Cite this object as

Shopping Bag, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Bookstore; Manufactured by Equitable Bag Co., Inc.; paper; white plastic handles; 40.3 x 33.0 cm (15 7/8 x 13 in. ); Gift of Joan Cunningham; 1992-105-24

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