Artefacts

Slazenger tennis racket, "Doherty" model.

Physical description

Flat-topped frame with convex wedge. Fine-grooved octagonal handle with leather butt cap. Horizontal strings with a few rows of additional cross strings at the upper and lower end of the string bed. Name of the merchant engraved on the handle: "Laurence Pountney Hill, London".

Materials

gut, leather, wood

Colors

red, brown, beige

Dimension

22.7 x 68.5 cm, 4.15 cm, 384 g