Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)

A Linen Summit Ration Bag

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Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)
A Linen Summit Ration Bag
painted on each side in violet 'S'
21 x 13in. (53.3 x 33.1cm.) approx.
Provenance
Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912); by descent.

See note to lot 212. Probably one of the ration bags used by the southern party to store geological specimens collected on the descent of the Beardmore Glacier.

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