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Description: | inscription, printing, multicolour, ERIMIS
R.W. BOYD
1880
Rowing colour handkerchief. R.W. Boyd was a member of a Gateshead rowing family, although he later settled in Middlesbrough. He was briefly Champion sculler of England in 1877 and competed unsuccessfully for the championship of the world against Hanlan on the Tyne, April 3rd 1882. It is likely that this handkerchief was issued for his match with William Elliott on the Tyne, Februaty 9th 1880. Boyd won the race.
Aspect: sex, Description: m
Aspect: age, Description: adult
Aspect: function, Description: commemorative
Material: textile, silk
Colour: cream | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.costume&textiles.268122 | Go to resource |
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