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'Daunt Books' tote bag

Tote Bag
2019
Artist/Maker
Daunt Books
Place of origin
England (designed)
London (designed)

Cotton tote bag, 'Daunt Books design, 2019, London.

Object details

Category
Bags
Object type
Tote bag
Title'Daunt Books' tote bag
Materials and techniques
cotton
Cotton (Textile)
Brief description
Bag, cotton canvas, Daunt Books, England, 2019.
Physical description
Cotton tote bag, 'Daunt Books design, 2019, London.
Dimensions
  • Height: 58cm
  • Width: 39cm
  • Depth: 13cm
Gallery label
(12/2020)
CARRYING A MESSAGE

Wearing slogans on bags is a public way to share individual beliefs and convictions. Bags have long provided a canvas for political, social, personal and artistic concepts and mottos. Thanks to their visibility, they can communicate compelling statements, from support for the anti-slavery movement to declarations of love.

Today the affordable, versatile and ubiquitous canvas tote bag produced for businesses, charities and other organisations has become a powerful vehicle for promoting ideas. Some have even become unexpected 'It bags', such as The New Yorker’s version offered free with a magazine subscription [T.269-2019].

V&A, Room 40, Bags: Inside Out
Credit line
Given by Daunt Books
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.268-2019

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Record createdNovember 26, 2019
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1518106/daunt-books-tote-bag-tote-bag-daunt-books/
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