Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: Sarah Lucas, born 1962, British
Title:: Boots
Date:: 2001
Materials & Techniques:: Inkjet on iced fruitcake plus cardboard box
Dimensions:: Overall: 14 3/16 × 14 3/16 × 3 15/16 inches (36 × 36 × 10 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Inscribed in black on proper left inside flap: [word BOOTS circled]; inside the box: "Cake (2001): a series of 12 iced fruit cakes with inkjet images. Each cake is an edition of 25. Produced by Cakes Direct, Ilford, Essex. This signed box certifies the authenticity of the artwork contained within. It must accompany the work through any changes of ownership. | Edition number 20/25 [hand written] Date 2001[hand written]"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gabriel Catone (Yale College '95) in memory of Jay Tobler (Yale College '89)
Copyright Status:: © The Artist
Accession Number:: B2006.22
Classification:: Sculptures
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Subject Terms:: cake | genre subject | portrait | box (container)
Currently On View:: Not on view
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:57163