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2007.24.69
Shopping Bags
2007.24.69

Shopping Bags

Retailer (American, founded 1847)
Date20th century
MediumPaper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width (and smaller)): 20 x 20in. (50.8 x 50.8cm)
ClassificationsCommercial Objects
Credit LineGift of the children of Richard and Georgette Koopman
DescriptionA variety of shopping bags from G. Fox and Co. in Hartford, CT. There are a wide range of sizes, colors and designs among the bags. The largest bag is a garment bag. The decoration of the bags ranges from holiday decor, to plain brown bags. One of the most decorated bags is red, and has a huge plant on it with orange-ish flowers blooming near the top of the bag. Another bag is decorated in all black and white drawings of buildings and houses. There are a wide variety of colors, including red and pink.
Object number2007.24.69-.79
On View
Not on view
Collections
2005.107.1
F. B. Gates
about 1900
Pair of Reticules or Work Bags
Unknown
about 1770-1800
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2007.4.1.46-.47, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyrigh…
Albert G. Walker
1858
H. & L. Chase
Second half of the 20th century
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 1966.138.5 (pants), 1967.36.2 (shirt), 1975.91.2 (ve…
Unknown
about 1860-1875
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2011.465.69  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard Welling
1990-2000
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5564  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard Welling
1990-2000
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.6321  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard Welling
1990-2000
The Connecticut Historical Society Collections
Coleco Industries, Inc.
1950-1959