A vintage photograph of the 'MCC Team in Egypt'
Cairo, G. Liekegian & Co., [1909].
A sepia-toned albumen paper photograph (195 × 265 mm), captioned in ink on the image, with the photographer credited on the negative.
The photograph is mounted on a slightly larger sheet of plain paper, with both slightly cockled by the paste (and with traces of it visible on the surface in a raking light); overall, in excellent condition.
The team consisted of Simpson-Heyward (Captain: Worcs), Branston (Notts), Ebden (Middx), Wynyard (Hants), Metcalfe (Herts), Bell, Gibson (Essex), Luther (Sussex), Viscount Brackley, Dobson, Drummond and Moorhouse. 'The MCC broke fresh ground when they organised a tour to Egypt in the spring of 1909.... The all-amateur team was not far below English first-class standard' (Wynne-Thomas). A group portrait of great rustic charm, with the motley crew posed outdoors on a rock-dotted patch of earth beside a spindly tree in front of an edifice in need of repair.
Item #24501
Price (AUD):
$500.00