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Abstract Vase and Plant Forms

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Object Details

Designer

Michael Graves, (American, 1934–2015)

Design Director

John Jay, American

Manufacturer

Equitable Bag Co., Inc., New York, New York, USA

Client

Bloomingdale's, New York, New York, USA

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Shopping bag featuring a light turquoise, abstract, classical vase or urn in the center, with yellow trim along the top. Light green plant forms, grouped with red and blue linear forms and small, yellow squares, are shown at the bottom. The background of the top 2/3 of the design is dark turquoise with yellow dots, while the bottom 1/3 is light pink.

Credit Line

Gift of Eric Ettlinger and family in memory of his cherished wife, Lyse

Date

1984

Accession Number

1993-45-13

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

packaging designs

Object Name

Shopping bag

Type

Shopping bag

Medium

Print on clay-coated paper with twisted paper handles

Dimensions

41.9 × 30.5 cm (16 1/2 × 12 in.)

made in

USA

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4f3693bf9-4bbf-485b-aa8c-9ffbd3ead967

Record ID

chndm_1993-45-13

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