Cartoon & verse - The Porkingtons v Ham & Wanderers by Forest Fly
Object Type
Documents and books/Document/Poem
Artwork/Drawing
Date Used
1882
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Single sheet of thick paper with a drawing and poem in brown ink titled "A New Year's Game" and subtitled "The 'Porkingtons' agst. 'Ham' & 'Wanderers'". The picture occupies the top third of the first side, and shows a game of cricket being played by pigs. Fifteen anthropomorphic creatures are shown, and in the background is a tent outside which flies a flag. The artist's signature "Forest Fly" l.r.c. of illustration. Below the illustration is a poem which continues on the reverse side. At the foot of the second page it is signed (?)PD 31 Aug 82.
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 287 W: 228mm (H: 11 5/16 W: 9")
Media/Materials
Date Used
1882
Location
In storage
Registration No
M4997
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Melbourne Cricket Club Museum by Mr Anthony Baer.
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