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Dan Leno's Team vs Heathfield Eleven

Photograph
04/07/1900 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Martin, Paul (photographer)
Place of origin
Heathfield (photographed)

Monotone montage photograph, on paper. Depicting twelve scenes of cricket match held in aid of the Bolingbroke Hospital Fund. Two large scenes in the centre depict a team group photo and the cricket field. These two photographs are surrounded by smaller scenes depicting, 'The Pavilion, 'Dan Leno Collecting','The Team', 'Taking the Field', 'Not Out', 'Committee & Collector', 'Dan Leno leading his men', 'Waiting for the next victim', and 'The Team Over'.

Object details

Categories
Photographs
The Royal Photographic Society
Sport
Children & Childhood
Object type
Photograph
TitleDan Leno's Team vs Heathfield Eleven (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Paul Martin, 'Dan Leno's Team vs Heathfield Eleven', 04/07/1900
Physical description
Monotone montage photograph, on paper. Depicting twelve scenes of cricket match held in aid of the Bolingbroke Hospital Fund. Two large scenes in the centre depict a team group photo and the cricket field. These two photographs are surrounded by smaller scenes depicting, 'The Pavilion, 'Dan Leno Collecting','The Team', 'Taking the Field', 'Not Out', 'Committee & Collector', 'Dan Leno leading his men', 'Waiting for the next victim', and 'The Team Over'.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Dan Leno's famous Cricket match played on the Heathfield Cricket Ground. Now the "Sinjun, Sports Ground, Wandsworth Common. Opposite The Sunny Tavern.' (Written on verso)
  • The bat that Dan Leno is carrying is 'hollow' so that when he hits the ball centrally it became wedged and this made a record (?) innings.' (Written on verso)
  • 'Photo by Paul Martin' (Written on verso)
  • '55 Hosack Road, London, S.W.17.' (Written on verso)
  • 'Photo to be returned to above' (Written on verso)
  • 'The small photos were taken with 'The Facile.' (Written on verso)
  • '7133' (Written in pencil on verso)
  • 'M4' (Written in pencil on verso)
Other numbers
  • 7133 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
  • M4 - RPS identifier - box number
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.5051-2018

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Record createdOctober 23, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1463062/dan-lenos-team-vs-heathfield-photograph-martin-paul/
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