Mittens

A pair of brown, hand-sewn duffle mittens, embroidered with the name "PARR" in brown thread. Used on Nares' Arctic expedition 1875. Belonged to Lieutenant A A C Parr, HMS "Alert".

Object Details

ID: AAA4071
Collection: Polar Equipment and Relics
Type: Mittens
Display location: Not on display
Events: Arctic Exploration: North Pole expedition, Nares, 1875-1876
Vessels: Alert (1856)
Date made: ca.1875
People: Parr, Alfred Arthur Chase
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Parts: Mittens