Objects Database

Boots

Accession Number

414.2008.1

Object Name

Boots

Created

20/11/2008

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

20/11/2008

Brief Description

Large mountaineering boots. Rubber soles. Red braided laces and metal eyelets. Fur lined inner boot with white tape laces.

Materials

leather, fur, metal, rubber

Dimensions

34(l) x 11(w) x 25(h) cms.

Number Of Objects

1 pair

Inscription Description

On sole " MADE IN FRANCE " and an orange rectangle with indistinct writing. On outside of boot " CA( ) H( ) " Inside, on a black and gold label, on the tongue reads " RICHARD PONVERT MADE IN FRANCE " and " R " inside a circle.

Colour

brown

Maker

Richard Ponvert

Object Production Place

France

Provenance

Worn by Dawson Stelfox on trips to Himalayas though not on Everest.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Dawson Stelfox

Acquisition Date

20/11/2008

Reference

Dawson Stelfox who was the first Irishman to reach the summit of Mt. Everest.

Condition Check Date

28/04/2009

Normal Location

Bohuntin

Current Location

Bohuntin

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

28/04/2009

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