Mounted sepia photograph of 1886/7 English Cricket Team to Australia titled "Shaw, Lillywhite and Shrewsbury's Team"
Object Type
Photography/Photograph/Sepia
Date Used
1887
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Brief Description
Sepia photograph of the 1886-87 England cricket team on tour in Australia. The picture is a formal group portrait, with 13 men arranged into three rows, all except one wearing cricket whites, striped blazers and short neck ties. The picture has been taken indoors, with a painted backdrop behind the figures. The photo is attached to its original card mount, with the title "SHAW, LILLYWHITE & SHREWSBURY'S TEAM / OF ENGLISH CRICKETERS / 1886 &1887", decoratively painted in blue, red and black. The players are identified by hand-written inscriptions below the image.
Inscription below the players names reads "Test played 2. Won 2."
Inscription reads "San Francisco Portrait Parlors, 84 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne" on the right hand corner of the image.
Hand-written letter on verso reads "Shaw, Lillywhite & Shrewsbury's Team of England Cricketers 1886 & 1887".
Inscription below the players names reads "Test played 2. Won 2."
Inscription reads "San Francisco Portrait Parlors, 84 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne" on the right hand corner of the image.
Hand-written letter on verso reads "Shaw, Lillywhite & Shrewsbury's Team of England Cricketers 1886 & 1887".
Measurements
H: 554 W: 750 D: 2mm (H: 21 13/16 W: 29 1/2 D: 1/16")
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Date Used
1887
Location
In storage
Registration No
M64
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