Gloves

Two knitted cotton gloves belonging to a member of Sir John Franklin's 1845 Arctic expedition. They are two left hands, not a pair. The remains of elastic at the wrists and a small heart worked into the palm of both hands are visible. Found laid out to dry on Beechey Island on 29 August 1850 by Sherard Osborn, HMS 'Pioneer', during Captain Horatio Austin's search expedition 1850-51.

Object Details

ID: AAA2035
Collection: Polar Equipment and Relics
Type: Gloves
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, Austin, 1850-1851; Arctic Exploration: Franklin's Last Expedition, 1845-1848
Vessels: Pioneer fl.1850 (HMS)
Date made: 1845
People: Osborn, Rear Sherard
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Overall: 15 mm x 280 mm x 212 mm
Parts: Gloves
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