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A black tanned leather convict side cap 50 x 140 cm An…
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Auction Location:
Hobart
Date:
7-Dec-2008
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A black tanned leather convict side cap 50 x 140 cm An adjustable leather side cap with leather ties to each end lined interior bearing the ink stamp broad arrow marking it as Government property. As Illustrated in an 1830 lithograph from a drawing by Augustus Earle. There is one similar in the Hyde Park Barracks collection, Sydney. A worn grey canvas wet weather short sleeve convict 'slops' shirt With overlocked handstitching Similar garment illustrated in a French engraving by M. Eugene Delessert for Voyages dans les Deux Oceans. Note: images showing convicts are very rare. They did not rate as popular subjects by local artists. A similar worn grey canvas wet weather short sleeve convict 'slops' shirt With overlocked hand stitching A worn grey canvas wet weather convict 'slops' wrap Unusual garment possibly for inclement weather around waist. A similar worn grey canvas wet weather convict 'slops' wrap Unusual garment possibly for inclement weather around waist. A similar worn grey canvas wet weather convict 'slops' wrap Two convict canvas panels Unknown garments or material for garments Approx 140 cm long, 50 cm high Set of convict handcuffs in cast iron Stamped Hiatt, warranted wrought, 19, Hard, 24 cm wide. Provenance: The Riggall Family, Somercotes, Tasmania
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Category:
Unclassified