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, Bombax malabaricum, Sunderbuns, Bengal, India, 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..
Box containing a fiber sample and marked "8157". The fiber itself is straw-like. A label found inside the box reads: "Laportea crenulata / No. 8157 / Loc: India".
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.E188157.001
Boxed sample of brown plant fiber. One of a group of fiber samples given by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, to the US National Museum's economic botany collection.
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
Fiber sample, Boehmeria nivea; from Wenchow, China, 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.
Batch of straw-like plant fibers wrapped in a piece of paper. Object tag states "Stipa tenacissima, L. / higher range of the plateuse of the Atlas beyond Gharrien. / 8152".
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.E188152.002
This box contains a sample of wide but thin fiber, which is white and speckled with black. The label inside the box reads: "Butea frondosa / No. 8168, Loc. India".
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.E188168.001
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
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