"Pristine 200-year-old sweater found in impounded parcel" Topic
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Tango01  | 23 Apr 2025 5:12 p.m. PST |
"A sweater knitted 217 years ago in the Faroe Islands and still in pristine condition has been discovered in a package that was seized and impounded by the British Navy in 1807. It was opened as part of the Prize Papers Project which is working to catalogue and digitize the huge quantity of documents, including 160,000 undelivered letters, in the UK's National Archives captured by the Royal Navy in wars from 1652 to 1815. The sweater was made of fine wool in a pattern of tiny black and white florals against a vivid red background. The pattern, fitted waist, short length, half-sleeves and open neckline is very similar to the jumper of the Faroese national dress. It was sent by one Niels C. Winther of Tórshavn to Mr P Ladsen in Copenhagen with an accompanying note written in Danish stating "my wife sends her regards, thank you for the pudding rice. She sends your fiancé this sweater and hopes that it is not displeasing to her." He described it as a "sweater for sleeping."…"
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 gamertom | 23 Apr 2025 6:38 p.m. PST |
There's a link following this article to another one titled "Magnet fisherman finds Viking sword" that also may be of interest: link |
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paints brigs for the British fleet.
