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Commemorative silver ball containing the 'Ashes of Australian Cricket', 1912



Date:
1912
Object Number:
M.49.2
Material
metal, wood
Size
circumference: 11 cm
Object name
ball ball, miniature
Object category
memorabilia - cricket

Description

Miniature gold coloured cricket ball with wooden stand. Inscribed: 'This ball contains the ashes of Australian Cricket 1912'. Small lettering on side 'Bean'(?)
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Display caption

Miniature cricket ball, containing the ashes of a stump used in the last Test Match in Australia 1911-1912, made and presented to T E Pawley, Manager of the MCC team, by an Australian. Presented by Miss Pawley, in memory of her father, 1949 - suggested inscription in letter from Curator to Miss Pawley 14 February 1949
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Association:
Thomas Edward Pawley
M.C.C.
Related objects:
MCC/AAL/2/TEMP82 : Curator's correspondence relating to gifts to the MCC 1945-1960 donor surname P