Items on offer but not acquired (1956-1957)

Reference

MCC/AAL/2/TEMP212

Date:

1956-08-09 - 1957-12-30

Level of description

file

Extent

1 folder

Part of

department correspondence and papers (MCC/AAL/2)

Scope and Content

Curator's correspondence (Diana Rait Kerr) relating to items offered but not acquired by MCC. Items included a painting entitled 'A Game of Cricket' by Francis Hayman, a portrait of Sir Spencer Ponsonby-Fane by which was rejected as MCC already had a similar picture, decision to reject a picture of the founders of I Zingari as MCC were satisfied with the ones they already had, a picture of a match between Cork County and I Zingari which was rejected as MCC could not afford the asking price of £200, Howard Barron's portrait of Sir Jack Hobbs which was offered to the Committee

Associations

Diana Mary Rait Kerr
Sir Spencer Cecil Brabazon Ponsonby-Fane
Sir John Berry Hobbs
I Zingari

Subject

rejected acquisitions

Institution name

Marylebone Cricket Club

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English, 6574, , , , , , , , ,

Size

1 folder

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