Objects & expedition gear

Sealskin overshoes reportedly found with Scott

Historical record

Individually cataloged over shoes associated by Royal Museums Greenwich with the Terra Nova expedition; accession AAA4171.

What this record establishes

Institutional record documented; does not authenticate interpretations.

Original title: A pair of sealskin over shoes reputedly found on Captain R. F. Scott's body
Artifact date: circa 1910
Holding institution: Royal Museums Greenwich, National Maritime Museum
Accession: AAA4171

Evidence of this cataloged artifact, not evidence of modern speculative Antarctic claims.

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Links document the record, the claim’s circulation, an assessment, or reuse terms as labeled. A source link is not automatically corroboration.

documentary source for this record; not necessarily evidence supporting its claimhttps://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-3926
documentary source for this record; not necessarily evidence supporting its claimhttps://www.rmg.co.uk/national-maritime-museum/top-things-to-do/polar-worlds-gallery
documentary source for this record; not necessarily evidence supporting its claimhttps://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/maritime-history/conservation/shoes-survived-caring-captain-scotts-shoes
institutional or documentary recordhttps://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-3926

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