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Forgeries

Scope note

Use for valued objects or documents that are made or altered with intent to deceive; may range in falsehood from counterfeiting of whole works to altering of signatures or other deliberate misrepresentations. Distinguished from "copies (derivative objects)" by the intention of deception. OCA

This term has 5 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object name

Getty AAT term number

300015641

Broader Terms used

copies (derivative objects)

Term used for

fakes

Equivalent Terms used

forgery (derivative object)

Created

12yrs ago

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Terminology definition for: forgeries" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/terminology/term-42829 Accessed: 2024-03-28 10:51:48

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/terminology/term-42829|title=Terminology definition for: forgeries|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-03-28 10:51:48|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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