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The Diversion of Battledore and Shittlecock
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The Diversion of Battledore and Shittlecock

Date1750
Artist/Maker
Artist/Maker c. 1708 - 1776
Artist/Maker
Publisher
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white line engraving and etching with period color
DimensionsOH: 7 3/4" x OW: 10 1/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1962-232,1
DescriptionUpper right corner: "9"
The lower margin reads: "The Diversion of Battledore and Shittlecock from an original Design in Vauxhall Gardens,/ Printed for Robt. Sayer, at the Golden Buck in Fleet Street."Label TextTwo children, a boy and girl are shown with the little paddles playing shuttlecock. A woman sits in one of the chairs doing a bit of needlework and watching the children at play.ProvenanceBefore 1962, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1962-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).