COLLINGWOOD FOOTBALL CLUB TEAM OF THE CENTURY FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH - 1997

AN OFFICIAL COMMEMORATIVE FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH CELEBRATING COLLINGWOOD FOOTBALL CLUB'S TEAM OF THE CENTURY, PRODUCED IN 1997 TO MARK THE CLUB'S CENTENARY MILESTONE (1897-1997).

DESCRIPTION:
THE PHOTOGRAPH FEATURES A FORMAL TEAM COMPOSITION ARRANGED IN THREE ROWS, WITH PLAYERS WEARING THE ICONIC BLACK AND WHITE STRIPED COLLINGWOOD GUERNSEY. THE IMAGE INCLUDES COACHING STAFF IN FORMAL ATTIRE POSITIONED AT THE LEFT OF THE FRAME. A PACKED STADIUM CROWD IS VISIBLE IN THE BACKGROUND, PROVIDING ATMOSPHERIC CONTEXT TO THIS SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL DOCUMENTATION. THE PHOTOGRAPH IS MOUNTED ON CREAM MATTING WITH DECORATIVE BROWN-TONED BORDER FRAMING THAT ECHOES THE VINTAGE AESTHETIC OF EARLY FOOTBALL PHOTOGRAPHY.

IDENTIFICATION:
- CLUB: COLLINGWOOD FOOTBALL CLUB, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA
- OCCASION: TEAM OF THE CENTURY COMMEMORATION
- YEAR: 1997 (CENTENARY YEAR, 1897-1997)
- OFFICIAL CENTENARY BADGE: VISIBLE AT TOP CENTRE OF MOUNT, FEATURING THE CLUB CREST AND YEARS 1897-1997
- PRINTED TEXT: PLAYER NAMES LISTED ALONG THE BASE OF THE PHOTOGRAPH MOUNT (LEGIBLE IN ORIGINAL)

FRAMING:
- FRAME: BLACK TIMBER WITH DECORATIVE MOULDING
- MOUNT: CREAM CARDBOARD MATTING WITH BROWN DECORATIVE BORDER
- GLASS: CLEAR PROTECTIVE GLAZING
- BACKING: CARDBOARD WITH HANGING HARDWARE

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: 56 CM
- WIDTH: 71 CM
- DEPTH: APPROXIMATELY 3 CM (FRAMED DEPTH)

CONDITION: GOOD OVERALL CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE. THE FRAMED ASSEMBLY IS STRUCTURALLY SOUND WITH SECURE JOINTS AND INTACT GLAZING. THE PHOTOGRAPH PRINT SHOWS EXCELLENT COLOUR RETENTION WITH NO FADING OR FOXING EVIDENT. THE CREAM MATTING DISPLAYS MINOR SURFACE DUST ACCUMULATION AND LIGHT HANDLING MARKS TYPICAL OF DISPLAY PIECES. THE BLACK TIMBER FRAME SHOWS MINOR COSMETIC WEAR TO THE EDGES AND CORNERS, CONSISTENT WITH NORMAL USE AND AGE. NO RESTORATION OR REPAIR WORK IS EVIDENT.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. THIS COMMEMORATIVE PIECE WAS PRODUCED AS AN OFFICIAL COLLINGWOOD FOOTBALL CLUB PUBLICATION TO CELEBRATE THE CLUB'S CENTENARY IN 1997, MAKING IT A SIGNIFICANT PIECE OF AUSTRALIAN SPORTING MEMORABILIA AND CLUB HISTORY.

SIGNIFICANCE: THIS FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT MOMENT IN COLLINGWOOD FOOTBALL CLUB'S HISTORY, DOCUMENTING THE SELECTED TEAM OF THE CENTURY AS DETERMINED BY THE CLUB AND ITS SUPPORTERS. THE 1997 CENTENARY YEAR MARKED 100 YEARS OF THE CLUB'S OPERATION IN THE VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, AND THIS OFFICIAL TEAM PHOTOGRAPH SERVES AS A HISTORICAL RECORD OF THAT MILESTONE CELEBRATION. THE PIECE WOULD APPEAL TO COLLINGWOOD SUPPORTERS, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL MEMORABILIA COLLECTORS, AND THOSE INTERESTED IN SPORTING HISTORY AND CLUB HERITAGE DOCUMENTATION.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

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