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| Accession no.: |
N: 725 |
| Object name: |
Pyjama upper |
| Title: |
Pyjama upper |
| Description: |
A thick woollen pyjama top made by Jaeger Co., size medium. Worn by J.I. Moore as underwear during the British Graham Land Expedition 1934-37. Moore required thicker clothes than anyone else on the expedition due to very poor circulation. |
| 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 |
687.2
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| Geographic UDC |
(*726.3)
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| Getty AAT |
pajamas
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| Number of items: |
1 |
| Full description: |
A thick, cream-coloured, long-sleeved, knitted woollen jacket-style pyjama top with collar. It is fastened by means of five shell buttons down the front, which fasten through both sides of the jacket. There is a breast pocket on the left side. Inside the neck is a textile label reading 'HEALTH & COMFORT // JAEGER // WARRANTED PURE WOOL // MADE IN GT. BRITAIN' and another with the size, 'M'.
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| Dimensions: |
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Width: 1455mm, length: 850mm
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| Associated person(s): |
- : Moore, James Inglis (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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