Photograph - W.H. Laverton's XI and Australian XI, Westbury May 1890
Object Type
Photography/Photograph
Date Used
1890
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Informal group photograph of players who participated in a match between W.H. Laverton's XI and the Australians, held at Westbury (Wiltshire), 15-17 May 1890. Thirty men are shown standing and sitting outside a wooden pavilion. They wear a variety of garments, with some of the Australians distinguished by their blazers and caps. The photograph is mounted on a piece of thick card ('Paris Panel') which has a gilded edge, with the name and details of the photographic company printed below. A handwritten message in the lower-right reads "from W.H. Laverton May 1890".
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 305 W: 435 D: 2mm (H: 12 W: 17 1/8 D: 1/16")
Associated Event
Date Used
1890
Location
In storage
Registration No
M7628
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