mis·at·tri·bu·tion | \ ˌmis-ˌa-trə-ˈbyü-shən 
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\ plural misattributions
Definition of misattribution
: an incorrect attribution (as for a piece of artwork)
For decades this portrait had suffered one misattribution after another. More recently the artist had been listed as unknown.— James G. Barber
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The first known use of misattribution was in 1865
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