Sketchbook, "Celebrated Cricketers drawn by Lewis John Binns"
Object Type
Artwork/Drawing/Sketchbook
Date Used
1901
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Small bound sketch book. Covered in woven tan fabric; a length of elastic is fitted and looped to right edge. Handwritten inscription on first page reads, "Celebrated Cricketers / drawn by / Lewis John Binns. F. O. S. / 50, Summergate Place / Halifax / 1901". Features 28 drawn caricatures of men (26 cricketers and two others). All names are listed and numbered on second page.
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 175 W: 125 D: 12mm (H: 6 7/8 W: 4 15/16 D: 1/2")
Associated Person
Date Used
1901
Location
In storage
Registration No
M7228
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Melbourne Cricket Club Museum by Mr. Anthony Baer
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