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"SALT, MUSTARD, VINEGAR, PEPPER"

Photograph
1975-1984 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Brooking, Alec Richard (FRPS) (photographer)
Place of origin
Wellingborough (photographed)

Black and white photograph of landscape proportions, mounted on white card on grey card. The image shows two girls facing each other and skipping within one rope, out of doors on a hard surface (probably the school playground) with grass and buildings in the background. The girl holding the skipping rope has short straight hair cut in a fringe, and is wearing a knitted waistcoat over a dark dress or skirt and top, with white knee-length socks and slip-on shoes with low heels; the other girl has long straight hair cut in a fringe, and is wearing a roll-necked top, zip-fastening cardigan and gathered skirt, with white knee-length socks and T-bar shoes with low heels.


Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Education & Learning
Photographs
Object type
Photograph
Title"SALT, MUSTARD, VINEGAR, PEPPER" (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Photographic paper on card
Photographic Paper
Card
Photography
Brief description
Black and white photograph (girls skipping) by Alec Brooking; British, 1975-1984
Physical description
Black and white photograph of landscape proportions, mounted on white card on grey card. The image shows two girls facing each other and skipping within one rope, out of doors on a hard surface (probably the school playground) with grass and buildings in the background. The girl holding the skipping rope has short straight hair cut in a fringe, and is wearing a knitted waistcoat over a dark dress or skirt and top, with white knee-length socks and slip-on shoes with low heels; the other girl has long straight hair cut in a fringe, and is wearing a roll-necked top, zip-fastening cardigan and gathered skirt, with white knee-length socks and T-bar shoes with low heels.
Dimensions
  • (image only) height: 30.3cm
  • (image only) width: 40.5cm
  • (outer mount) height: 38.3cm
  • (outer mount) width: 46.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • THE NORTHAMPTON CAMERA CLUB (Textual information; top left of mount back; writing (processes); ballpoint pen)
  • ALEC BROOKING, A.R.P.S. 3 MEADWAY NORTHAMPTON NN3 3BP (Label; upper left corner of mount back; printing; printing ink)
  • "SALT, MUSTARD, VINEGAR, PEPPER" (Textual information; upper left corner of mount back; writing; pencil)
  • PRINT No. 1 (Textual information; upper left corner of mount back; writing; ink)
  • M 8 (Unknown; upper left corner of mount back; writing; fibre tipped pen)
  • PRINT No.2 (scored through) (Textual information; upper left corner of mount back; writing; ballpoint pen)
  • PHOTOGRAPHIC ALLIANCE/ OF GREAT BRITAIN Submitted/ to/ The Photographic Alliance/ Inter-Federation Competitions (Label; upper edge of mount back; printing; printing ink)
  • 49th/ MIDLAND/ SALON/ of/ PHOTOGRAPHY/ 1984/ ACCEPTED (Label; upper right corner of mount back; printing; printing ink)
  • MIDLAND COUNTIES PHOTOGRAPHIC FEDERATION/ ANNUAL EXHIBITION/ 1985/ Selected and judged by/ DUNCAN McEWAN/ BILL WISDEN, F.R.P.S./ JOHN MICHAEL, F.R.P.S./ EXHIBITION OF MIDLAND PHOTOGRAPHY/ Organised on behalf of the M C P F by/ SUTTON COLDFIELD PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY/ ACCEPTED PRINT (Label; centre right edge of mount back; printing; printing ink)
  • MIDLAND SALON M.C.P.F./ 185/ B/ 11 (Stamp; lower right edge of mount back; stamping; ink)
  • B/ MID-PHOT 85 MCPF SCPS/ 4N/1/F/ 1/ 11 (Stamp; lower right corner of mount back; stamping; ink)
  • 10 (Unknown; upper right corner of mount back; writing; ink)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Margaret Brooking
Object history
The photograph was taken by Alec Brooking during his career as teacher/ headmaster in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
Production
Probably taken at Warwick County Primary School, Wellingborough

Reason For Production: Private
Subject depicted
Children (People by Age Group)
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.27-1998

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Record createdJanuary 11, 1999
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O9949/salt-mustard-vinegar-pepper-photograph-brooking-alec-richard/
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