Museum catalogue: Antarctic Collection
Glove
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Accession no.: | N: 837a-b | ||||||||||
Object name: | Glove | ||||||||||
Title: | Glove | ||||||||||
Description: | A pair of beige/fawn-coloured knitted woollen gloves, supplied by Jaeger Co. in 1934. Labelled 'G.C.L. Bertram'. This type of glove was used on the British Graham Land Expedition 1934-37 (Penola) for setting up camp, erecting tents and unlashing sledges. | ||||||||||
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Number of items: | 2 | ||||||||||
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A pair of beige knitted woollen gloves (a = right, b = left). They appear to be knitted in a variant of moss/seed stitch, with the cuffs in double rib (approximately 75mm). The cuffs have been folded back on themselves to create cuffs of double thickness. There are visible seams at the sides of the gloves. Inside each is a white name tape with 'G.C.L. BERTRAM' in red. |
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