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Outer glove
A right hand mitten made of moose skin edged with bird quill. It was collected by Sir John Franklin (1786-1847) on one of his two overland journeys to the Arctic Ocean in 1819-22 and 1825-27. The expedition's clothing was made at trading posts in the subarctic region during the journey north. However, the material collected by Franklin and his colleague George Back also includes items bought as presents or souvenirs. The mitt may be Cree in origin. It was passed down through the family of Franklin's only daughter Isabella.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA3776 |
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| Collection: | World Cultures |
| Type: | Outer glove |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 1819-1827; 1819-27 |
| Exhibition: | North-West Passage |
| Credit: | On loan to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, from the Hopton Hall Derbyshire Collection. Kindly lent by the Gell Muniment Trustees |
| Measurements: | Overall: 320 mm x 170 mm x 45 mm |