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Breeches worn by Vice-Admiral Philip Ruffle Sharpe
Breeches worn by Vice-Admiral Philip Ruffle Sharpe (1831-1892) on 'Rattlesnake' during the Franklin Search Expedition, 1852. One leg of a pair of chamois leather breeches, unpicked at the seam, with button and buttonhole at the knee.
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Object Details
| ID: | TXT0322 |
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| Collection: | Textiles |
| Type: | Breeches |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, Trollope, 1853-1855 |
| Vessels: | Rattlesnake 1822 (HMS) |
| Date made: | 1852 |
| People: | Sharpe, Philip Ruffle |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 750 x 710 mm |