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A colorful cardboard box for “Trend Detergent”, featuring measuring and washing instructions. A…
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A colorful cardboard box for “Trend Detergent”, featuring measuring and washing instructions. A rectangular panel has been cut into its back, held closed by a ribbon attached to the top of the box and wrapped around a piece of plastic adhered above the back label.

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Artist Gérard Charrière (Swiss, 1935 - 2018)
Date1993
Mediumbook with cardboard box, collaged paper, plastic, and ribbon
ClassificationsMixed-media object
DimensionsObject Size HxWxD: 10 × 8 × 2 3/4 in.
Credit LineGift of Margareta Löhr in memory of her beloved son Helmut
Object number2012.1.15
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