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Sorry

Condolences Card
2000 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This darkly witty 'sorry' card consists of a hand stitched calf leather case/envelope containing the letters S-O-R-R-Y upholstered in vegetable-tanned sheepskin. Not only a message addressed to the recipient of the card, this is also an apology to the animals from whose skin the object has been made.


Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 6 parts.

  • Greetings Card
  • Greetings Card
  • Greetings Card
  • Greetings Card
  • Greetings Card
  • Greetings Card
TitleSorry (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Stitching, calf's leather, vegetable-tanned sheepskin
Brief description
Vegetable-tanned sheepskin letter (S) for 'Sorry' card by Alice Skidmore

Vegetable-tanned sheepskin letter (O) for 'Sorry' card by Alice Skidmore

Vegetable-tanned sheepskin letter (R) for 'Sorry' card by Alice Skidmore

Vegetable-tanned sheepskin letter (R) for 'Sorry' card by Alice Skidmore

Vegetable-tanned sheepskin letter (Y) for 'Sorry' card by Alice Skidmore

Hand-stitched calfleather case for 'Sorry' card by Alice Skidmore
Physical description
Leather greetings card. Vegetable-tanned sheepskin letters for 'Sorry' card. The hand stitched upholstered letters are contained in a stiff vegetable tanned sheepskin box/envelope comprising S-O-R-R-Y.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.4cm
  • Width: 5cm
Credit line
Given by Alice Skidmore
Summary
This darkly witty 'sorry' card consists of a hand stitched calf leather case/envelope containing the letters S-O-R-R-Y upholstered in vegetable-tanned sheepskin. Not only a message addressed to the recipient of the card, this is also an apology to the animals from whose skin the object has been made.
Collection
Accession number
E.916:6-2000

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Record createdOctober 19, 2005
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