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Bat of Fuller Pilch, circa 1850



Date:
1820 - 1854
Object Number:
M.49.10
Creator
Fuller Pilch (bat maker)
Production notes
Name ' F Pilch' stamped on handle and blade
Material
wood, twine
Size
Height: 89.5 cm Height: 35.25 inches Weight: 1.09 kg 2 lb 6 3/8 oz
Object name
bat
Object category
sports equipment - cricket

Description

Unspliced, twined handle. Straight blade with pronounced swell to reverse. Maker’s marks stamped on head of handle and on face at top of blade. Worn print of Pilch, aged 38 pasted to face. White sticker adhered to shoulder
Association:
Fuller Pilch (owner) 1820 - 1854
Related objects:
MCC/AAL/2/TEMP214 : Curator's correspondence relating to acquisitions for the MCC Collection
MCC/AAL/1/1 : Arts and Libraries Sub-Committee meeting minutes
M.02.1 : Bat of Alfred Mynn, circa 1848
TN.2008.757 : The Batsman! Fuller Pilch
TN.2008.147 : Fuller Pilch at the wicket