Mittens

Used on Nares' Arctic expedition 1875. Belonged to Lieutenant A. A. C. Parr, HMS "Alert". A pair of knitted mittens in brown and white fluffy wool. In a pattern of stripes running along the mitts, the cuffs are ribbed and white. Not a pair.

Object Details

ID: AAA4094
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: 1875
People: Parr, Alfred Arthur Chase
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Parts: Mittens