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Environmentally Friendly Bag

Paper Bag
Late 20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Bloomingdales (commissioned)
Unknown
Place of origin
USA (produced)

Colour line block, printed paper carrier bag for the New York department store Bloomingdales, with messages which include:
‘Remember Earth Day is April 22nd’
‘Shopping bags – the most reused retail package.’
‘Best for the environment.’

Object details

Categories
Shopping
Ephemera
Bags
Plastic
Object type
Paper bag
TitleEnvironmentally Friendly Bag (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Paper, with printed lettering
Paper
Printed
Line Block
Brief description
Environmentally friendly paper carrier bag for the New York department store, Bloomingdales, printed with various environmentally friendly messages, ca.1990
Physical description
Colour line block, printed paper carrier bag for the New York department store Bloomingdales, with messages which include:
‘Remember Earth Day is April 22nd’
‘Shopping bags – the most reused retail package.’
‘Best for the environment.’
Dimensions
  • Measurements, excluding handles and flattened height: 428mm (Note: Taken from the departmental acquisitions register 1991)
  • Measurements, excluding handles and flattened width: 308mm (Note: Taken from the departmental acquisitions register 1991)
Marks and inscriptions
Various environmental messages printed on the bag, and lettered with 'Equitable Bag Co., Inc.' (Inscribed messages read: ‘Remember Earth Day is April 22nd’ ‘Shopping bags – the most reused retail package.’ ‘Best for the environment.’)
Associations
Bloomingdales
New York
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Taken from the departmental acquisitions register 1991
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2123-1991

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Record createdMarch 4, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O196174/environmentally-friendly-bag-paper-bag-unknown/
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