Sorry
Condolences Card
2000 (made)
2000 (made)
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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
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Parts | This object consists of 6 parts.
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Title | Sorry (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. |
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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. |
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Accession number | E.916:6-2000 |
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Record created | October 19, 2005 |
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