Hat

Hat belonging to Captain F. L. McClintock (1817-1907). The outside is made of black, tarred canvas, the inside is lined with white fearnought (plain woven woollen fabric with a knap). It has a round crown sewn in four sections and a narrow brim. It is shown in the portrait of McClintock by Stephen Pearce, held in the sitter's left hand.

Object Details

ID: AAA3990
Collection: Polar Equipment and Relics
Type: Hat
Display location: Not on display
Events: Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, McClintock, 1857-1859
Date made: circa 1857
Exhibition: North-West Passage
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 229 mm x 356 mm