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1997

  • Work on this object began.

2016

2025

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Bag, 8 Hours

This is a Bag. It was designed by Luisa Cevese and manufactured by Luisa Cevese Riedizioni.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Luisa Cevese as part of Scraps.

It is dated 1997, textile since 1996. Its medium is silk selvedges, polyurethane.

It is credited Courtesy of Luisa Cevese Riedizioni.

  • Pleated Fan
  • silk bobbin lace leaf backed with silk, celluloid sticks.
  • Bequest of Miss Adele Kneeland through Mrs. Philip Ainsworth Means.
  • 1939-64-3

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 19 × 27 × 16 cm (7 1/2 × 10 5/8 × 6 5/16 in.)

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Scraps.

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