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| Accession no.: |
N: 597a-b |
| Object name: |
Mitten |
| Title: |
Mitten |
| Description: |
A pair of fawn-coloured knitted woollen mittens for use as inners for leather gloves (N: 98 or N: 101). Made by Jaeger Co. Labelled 'B.B. Roberts' and worn by him during much of the British Graham Land Expedition 1934-37 (Penola). |
| Classified name: |
| SPRI theme |
clothing and footwear
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| Current place name |
Antarctic regions > British Antarctic Territory > Maritime Antarctic > Antarctic Peninsula > Graham Land
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| UDC |
685.4
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| Geographic UDC |
(*726.3)
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| Getty AAT |
mittens
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| Number of items: |
2 |
| Full description: |
A pair of fawn-coloured knitted woollen mittens (a = left, b = right). They are knitted in stocking stitch, with the cuff in double rib (approximately 65mm). They have been knitted on the round, and are seamed at the top of the finger area and drawn together at the tip of the thumb. Inside each mitten is a white name tape with 'B.B. ROBERTS' in red, and the left mitten also has 'BBR' hand-stitched in yellow thread. The right mitten has a repair on the cuff.
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| Dimensions: |
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Width: 145mm, length: 260mm
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| Associated person(s): |
- : Roberts, Brian Birley (1934 - 1937)
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| Associated expedition(s): |
- : British Graham Land Expedition 1934-37 (Penola) (1934 - 1937)
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Scott Polar Research Institute
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