L0238-002

Tinned pemmican Long Caption: Used on Nares' Arctic expedition 1875. Square tin with curved edges and separate lid. Half full of pemmican. Inside lid "PEMMICAN ARCTIC FOOD (8). On outside of lid of lid under coat of black paint. "Plain pemmican 16 lb". Dried and pounded meat mixed with fat. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: AAA4305 Artist: unknown Date: 1875 Medium: metal; metal: tin; organic: flesh Size: 152 mm x 241 mm x 216 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.