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
Box containing a fiber sample and marked "8153". The fiber is composed of thin white strands. A label found inside the box reads: "Flax Finiss(?) / Hackled(?) / No. 8153, Loc. Ireland".
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.E188153.001