Fiber sample, Sea Island cotton, from Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands, grown in 1841. 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..
Fiber sample, Sea Island cotton, from Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands, grown in 1841. 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: 1841
Location: Currently not on view
Place Made: Spain: Canary Islands
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Credit Line: Gift of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: TE.T00664Catalog Number: T664Accession Number: 16188
Object Name: fiber sample, sea island cotton
Physical Description: cotton (overall material)Measurements: overall: 2 3/4 in x 7 in x 7 in; 6.985 cm x 17.78 cm x 17.78 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-9d5a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_1877956
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