This is a woollen convict jacket from Tasmania. The inside of the jacket is stamped with the mark 'WD', indicating that it was issued by the War Department, and it has an arrow mark, signifying British Government property. These marks date the jacket to after 1855.
Copyright | Reproduced courtesy of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa |
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Creator | Unidentified |
Identifiers | Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa number PC001579
TLF resource R1741 |
Source | Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, http://www.tepapa.govt.nz |