Perrier 'The Laws of Cricket' No.34 "Lost Ball" , by Charles Crombie
Object Type
Artwork/Print
Artwork/Print/Lithograph
Date Used
1907
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Coloured print on white mount; text caption at bottom left reading "LOST BALL / 34. If the ball cannot be found Six runs shall be added." It features an illustration of a cricket game in progress, where one of the batsmen running between the stumps has a hole in his bat inside of which the ball can be seen hiding. It is signed by Chas Crombie. This print is one of a set of humorous illustrations for Crombie's 'Laws of Cricket' published as a series of advertisements for Perrier in 1907. The print is clamp-mounted in a white window mount.
Measurements
print: H: 113 W: 234 D: 1mm (H: 4 7/16 W: 9 3/16 D: 1/16")
mount: H: 270 W: 303 D: 4mm (H: 10 5/8 W: 11 15/16 D: 3/16")
mount: H: 270 W: 303 D: 4mm (H: 10 5/8 W: 11 15/16 D: 3/16")
Date Used
1907
Location
In storage
Registration No
M6443.7
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Melbourne Cricket Club Museum by Mr Anthony Baer.
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