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1987

  • Work on this object began.

1997

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Shopping Bag, Bauhaus Archive Museum Shop, 1987

This is a Shopping bag. It is dated 1987 and we acquired it in 1997. Its medium is plastic.. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Caitlin Fraser James. It is credited Gift of Caitlin Fraser James.

  • Pair Of Door Handles
  • nickel-plated brass mounted on painted wood.
  • Gift of George R. Kravis II.
  • 2016-5-17

Its dimensions are

48.9 x 34.3 x 1.3 cm (19 1/4 x 13 1/2 in. )

Cite this object as

Shopping Bag, Bauhaus Archive Museum Shop, 1987; plastic.; 48.9 x 34.3 x 1.3 cm (19 1/4 x 13 1/2 in. ); Gift of Caitlin Fraser James; 1997-17-2

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