The Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection
030.2007.1
Irvine Butterfield's Jacket
28/11/2007
Mick Tighe
26/11/2007
Irvine Butterfield's jacket, cotton, nylon, square black 'Dibidil' badge on left breast, white text 'MOUNTAIN BOTHIES ASSOCIATION - RHUM - PROJECT 1970', with drawing of island and Dibidil hut, waist length with full length zip at front, two side pockets, Navy blue, black label stitched inside, gold stitching "Crossfell", white label red text "44" ", lined, two inside pockets at chest level.
cotton, nylon
24 (w) x 30 (l) cm zipped
1
'MOUNTAIN BOTHIES ASSOCIATION - RHUM - PROJECT 1970
blue
CROSSFELL
UK
c.1970
Irvine Butterfield was a hillwalker, photographer, author, conservationist and friend of The Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection. He donated lots of nice things in his will when he passed away in May 2009 - this jacket was one of them - thanks Irvine.He used this jacket when renovating the bothy 'Dibidil' on the island of Rhum - we're sure he used it elsewhere too! He produced a wee book about the project which we have in the collection. 40 years later (2010) the bothy is still maintained by the Mountain Bothies Association and has been enjoyed by thousands of outdoor folk since its resurrection by Irvine and his volunteers in 1970.
Donated by Irvine Butterfield
26/11/2007
Irvine Butterfield is a well known mountain photographer who produced a classic book 'The High Mountains of Britain and Northern Ireland' He was also President of the Munro Society and has papers lodged in the JHK Bell Library in Perth-UK
Good
28/11/2007
Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007
28/04/2009