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Artist:
Bart van der Leck, Dutch, 1876–1958  Search this
For:
Metz & Co., Dutch, 1913–1981  Search this
Medium:
Screenprint in black, red ink on white paper
Dimensions:
23.5 x 23.5 x 1 cm (9 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 3/8 in.)
Type:
graphic design
Shopping bag
Object Name:
Shopping bag
Made in:
Netherlands
Date:
ca. 1952
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
White square bag with a De Stijl logo in black and red ink. The logo starts off with a red rectangle followed by the words METZ__&__Co in black ink. These words are terminated by a black rectangle. On the second line the word AMSTERDAM and on a third line, DEN__HAAG. The letters are made up of thin dashes and lines with small separations. There is a hole punched at the top center of the bag and string is attached to the bag.
Credit Line:
Gift of June Braun and Robert Leibowits
Accession Number:
1994-63-5
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4ffdb1978-830b-4f3c-80d6-6d2d3587d484
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1994-63-5