"The Sussex Regiment at Seaford, 1850" - artist unknown
Object Type
Artwork/Painting/Oil
Framed
Date Used
1850
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Colour oil painting depicting rows of white tents in front of a large mansion with the ocean in the background. Soldiers dressed in red uniforms are visible. A cricket game is being played in the foreground. Inscription on a plaque attached to the frame reads 'THE SUSSEX REGIMENT/AT SEAFORD 1850'. Surrounded by a wide, ornate bronze coloured frame. Verso an exhibition label is only partially visible having been covered by tape; details recorded on M6562 September 1986 worksheet as follows: "Exhibited at Graves Art Gallery Sheffield, July 1955; exhibition "Two Centuries of Cricket Art", lent by Mr. J.W. Goldman". Also verso white security label "M51168" or [MS1168].
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 405 W: 507 D: 55mm (H: 15 15/16 W: 19 15/16 D: 2 3/16")
Date Used
1850
Location
On display
Registration No
M6562
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Melbourne Cricket Club Museum by Mr Anthony Baer.
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