Egyptian Princess, Museum Collection. Salted Paper Print circa 1852-60. Unknown Photographer
Photograph
2010 (made)
2010 (made)
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A black and white photograph of a sculpted female torso, salted paper print mounted on cardboard.
Object details
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| Title | Egyptian Princess, Museum Collection. Salted Paper Print circa 1852-60. Unknown Photographer (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Salted paper print mounted on cardboard |
| Brief description | Salted paper print, 'Egyptian Princess, Museum Collection. Salted Paper Print circa 1852-60. Unknown Photographer' from the series 'Art & Antiquities', by Sarah Pickering, 2010 |
| Physical description | A black and white photograph of a sculpted female torso, salted paper print mounted on cardboard. |
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| Gallery label | The object depicted was sold to a museum as an ancient sculpture but is actually a 21st-century forgery. The photograph itself also masquerades as an historic artefact. Labelled as a mid 19th-century work, it is in fact a new print made using one of the earliest photographic processes. This complex exploration of authorship and authenticity was inspired by the 2010 V&A display, The Metropolitan Police Service's Investigation of Fakes and Forgeries.(11/08/2011-27/11/2011) |
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| Accession number | E.364-2011 |
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| Record created | August 13, 2011 |
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