Rope, made of Lavatera arborea fiber, from Madeira, ca. 1885. One of a group of fiber samples given by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, in 1885, to the US National Museum's economic botany collection..
Rope, made of Lavatera arborea fiber, from Madeira, ca. 1885. One of a group of fiber samples given by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, in 1885, to the US National Museum's economic botany collection..
Date Made: ca. 1885
Location: Currently not on view
Place Made: Portugal: Madeira
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Credit Line: Gift of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: TE.T00651Catalog Number: T651Accession Number: 16188
Object Name: rope sample, Lavatera arborearope sample, lavatera arborea
Physical Description: Lavatera arborea (overall material)Measurements: overall: 2 3/8 in x 10 1/4 in x 2 15/16 in; 6.0325 cm x 26.035 cm x 7.46125 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-6f3a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_1876407
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