Photograph of Melbourne Cricket Club skittle team, 1899
Object Type
Photography/Photograph/Sepia
Date Used
1899
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Sepia photograph, on cream mount. 12 men are arranged formally in 2 rows. 11 of them are wearing suits, waist coats and either a tie or bow tie. All wear hats. Resting on the feet and against the legs of the man sitting the middle of the 1st row is a circular sign that reads "MCC PREMIERS / 1899". They are posing in front of the wall of a brick building. The mount has the names of the players printed underneath the photograph. Text reads in part "M. C. C. SKITTLE TEAM / J. HEATHERSHAW H. McDERMOTT C. PHELAN G. E. LEWIS...."
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 357 W: 427 D: 1mm (H: 14 1/16 W: 16 13/16 D: 1/16")
Associated Event
Date Used
1899
Location
In storage
Registration No
M8682
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Melbourne Cricket Club Museum by the Barbara Gordon Estate
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