Batch of flax fibers (linen after hackling) wrapped in a piece of paper. Markings on paper state "Washington / 8153 / finest hackler / (???) plane / (linum usitatissimum)".
One of a group of fiber samples given by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, to the US National Museum's economic botany collection.
This object is associated with study specimen TE.E188153.002
Location: Currently not on view
See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, Fibers & Economic Botany
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Credit Line: Gift of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: TE.E188153.001Catalog Number: E188153.001
Object Name: fibers, batch offlax fiber
Measurements: overall: 1 3/4 in x 16 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in; 4.445 cm x 41.275 cm x 5.715 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-c9ba-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_1936667
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