"Something like play!" - humorous sketches of a cat playing cricket
Object Type
Artwork/Drawing
Date Used
Late 19th Century
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Brief Description
Pen and ink drawing in brown on light-coloured paper. The artwork is not signed but is possibly by Louis Wain. It depicts sketches a cat in cricketing gear in twelve different poses (arranged in a 4x3 grid), describing his progress through a cricket match. The title written across the top is "Something like play!". Handwritten in ink on the reverse "With best wishes for a merry Christmas & a happy/ New year to Arthur from Willie.". Mounted in a olive/beige window mount.
Measurements
drawing: H: 378 W: 292 D: 1mm (H: 14 7/8 W: 11 1/2 D: 1/16")
mount: H: 509 W: 374 D: 4mm (H: 20 1/16 W: 14 3/4 D: 3/16")
mount: H: 509 W: 374 D: 4mm (H: 20 1/16 W: 14 3/4 D: 3/16")
Date Used
Late 19th Century
Location
In storage
Registration No
M6372
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Melbourne Cricket Club Museum by Mr Anthony Baer.
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