Hair

A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-8. Hair found in government papers which were found in an abandoned boat at Erebus Bay, King William Island, in May 1859 by the McClintock Search Expedition 1857-9.

Object Details

ID: AAA2155.1
Type: Hair
Display location: Not on display
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Parts: Two water-damaged and stuck together Government papers (Government paper)
  • Hair (AAA2155.1)