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
Fiber sample, Boehmeria nivea, from Pundulur, Madras, India, ca. 1885. Noted as 'cleaned'. 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..
Box containing a fiber sample. Marking on box reads "8154". The fiber itself is straw-like. A label was found inside the box which reads: "saccharum munja / culms / No. 8154, Loc. Calcutta".
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 a study specimen associated with TE.E188154.001
Sample of poisonous grass of Kashmir, Stipa sibirica, 1885. From Garais, Kashmir, Note on card: y-8000 ft. 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 and yarn samples of Genet d' Espagne (Genista juncea), 1885. Prepared in a few remote villages in France. 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, Culms of Maranta dichotoma, Fraidpar, Bengal, India, 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.
Series showing preparation of fiber from leaves of the Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), ca. 1885 West Tropical Africa. Samples of the stages of the processing of the leaves into usable fiber. 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..
NB: Consultation with Dr. Caroline Cornish of the Kew sponsored Mobile Museum Project confirmed that Kew acquired many series of samples to document the processes of transforming a plant material into a finished product. [MCS, 04/2018]
Envelope filled with sample of fibers. The writing on the envelope states "8158 / Fiber of streblus asper / partially prepared for paper making. / The bark is in process of being steamed in a rita, with lime added / Bangkok / Siam".
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 sample TE.E188158.002
Boxed sample of long white wool; Marked "Mackintosh Pulled, Combing". Pulled wool was taken from sheepskins, rather than shearing from living sheep. It was usually less expensive and depending on the removal method, could be more fragile than sheared wool fiber.
Part of a large group of fiber samples acquired from various sources by the US National Museum in 1885. Part of the Economic Botany and Fibers collection, supporting research and commerce in the US textiles industry.
In Joseph T. Shaw's 1909 History of the Wool Industry of the US, the Bond family's wool business is outlined: "In 1838 George Bond started business with his two sons, George William and Charles R. Bond. George Bond died in 1842. The firm, known as George William and Charles R. Bond, became in 1845 Bond, Wyman, & Arkllay. In 1848 George William Bond started a brokerage business alone, and in 1867 associated with him as partners his son, William S. Bond, and I. Lewis Brackett. Mr. Bond died in 1892, and the house which he had founded was dissolved soon afterward.
Fiber sample, bark of Adansonia digitata, from Botanical Gardens, Seebpore, Bengal, India, 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.
This box of a fiber sample has written on it "8155". The fiber itself is straw-like and extremely thin. A label found inside the box reads: "phormium tenax / manu(?) in / No. 8155, Loc. London".
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 a study specimen associated with TE.E188155.001
Boxed sample of unwashed wool. Marked "Georgia Russia".
Part of a large group of fiber samples acquired from various sources by the US National Museum in 1885. Part of the Economic Botany and Fibers collection, supporting research and commerce in the US textiles industry.
In Joseph T. Shaw's 1909 History of the Wool Industry of the US, the Bond family's wool business is outlined: "In 1838 George Bond started business with his two sons, George William and Charles R. Bond. George Bond died in 1842. The firm, known as George William and Charles R. Bond, became in 1845 Bond, Wyman, & Arkllay. In 1848 George William Bond started a brokerage business alone, and in 1867 associated with him as partners his son, William S. Bond, and I. Lewis Brackett. Mr. Bond died in 1892, and the house which he had founded was dissolved soon afterward.