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Description: | Wrestling and boxing were popular spectator sports in Britain during the 18th and 19th centuries, with bets being placed on the outcome of the match. In addition to local events between amateurs, professional wrestlers would appear at fairs and challenge members of the crowd. This oval patch box is painted in enamel colours with a scene of two men wrestling while a small crowd looks on. The body of the box is coated in mottled pale blue enamel.
Enamel painted oval patch box, showing two men wrestling with inscription 'Wrestling'. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Manufacturing industry Leisure activities Black Country Decorative arts Metalworking industries Fashion Sport Health Enamels Victorian period | Temporal: | 1800 - 1899
Victorian (1837-1901) | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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