Name/TitlePlay Up Saints rugby football ornament
About this objectBlack cast iron plaque bearing a figure in a running pose holding a rugby ball under his left arm. He wears ankle boots, knee-length pants, a long shirt and cap. The figure features atop a representation of a decorative pedestal or plinth. Decorating the face of the plinth is a relief image of 2 cricket bats crossed with a ball infront of set wickets. To the left is a soccer ball and a soccer goal and to the right a rugby football and associated goal posts. Text along the base reads "PLAY UP SAINTS".
MakerUnknown
Date Made19th Century
Place MadeUnknown
Medium and MaterialsMetal
Measurements22.5 x 14 x 4.5cm
Credit LineKindly donated to the Austalian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum collection, date unknown
Object TypeSculpture
Object number1986.1369
Copyright LicenceCopyright status unknown
