Boots

Pair of boots used on Nares' Arctic expedition 1875. Owner, Engineer, James Wootton. Brown leather with woollen uppers and leggings. Platform soles and square toes. Secured with leather instep straps amd brass buckles. Wool legging missing from the second boot of the pair.

Object Details

ID: AAA4066
Collection: Polar Equipment and Relics
Type: Boots
Display location: Not on display
Events: Arctic Exploration: North Pole expedition, Nares, 1875-1876
Vessels: Alert (1856)
Date made: 1875
People: Wootton, James
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 44 mm x 305 mm
Parts: Boots
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