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The Ladies Cricket Club 1785



Date:
1785
Object Number:
M.2020.3
Creator
unknown (engraver)
Material
paper
Size
ht x w: 23 x 17.5 cm
Object name
print engraving
Object category
picture

Description

Sanguine or sepia engraving of a woman cricketer within a cartouche, 'The Ladies Cricket Club 1785'. She wears a large hat tipped forward on her head, a dress with fitted bodice, full bow, full sleeves, and a shin length skirt. She wears one black glove, black shoes with a small heel and holds a cloth in her left hand. Her right leg is crossed, and she holds a long one-piece curved cricket bat in her right hand. There are trees, hills a fence and a tent in the background. She stands next to a two stump wicket with a ball at her feet. Image featured in Clean: A History of Personal Hygiene and Purity by Virginia Sarah Smith. Showing the hygienic revival of women’s sports in later 18th century England.
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Display caption

'Oxfordshire Cricket Club 1787' and 'The Ladies Cricket Club 1785'. A pair of attractive engravings, one features an attractive image of a cricketer wearing period cricket attire, leaning on a bat and holding a ball standing next to the wicket, with a marquee and trees in the background. The surrounding oval border incorporates the printed title 'Oxfordshire Cricket Club 1787', the other features a lady cricketer wearing period dress, leaning on a bat and holding a ball standing next to the wicket (only two stumps) with a ball at her feet, with a gain a marquee and trees in the background. The surrounding oval border incorporates the printed title 'The Ladies Cricket Club 1785'. Engraver unknown. Both measure 7'x9.25". Some age toning otherwise in good condition Estimate: £80/120 Hammer price: £150
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Related objects:
M.2020.2 : Oxfordshire Cricket Club 1787