Flax fiber; after hackling; Ireland
notes: label: Description
content: Batch of flax fibers (linen after hackling) wrapped in a piece of paper. Markings on paper state "Washington / 8153 / finest hackler / (???) plane / (linum usitatissimum)".
label: Description
content: One of a group of fiber samples given by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, to the US National Museum's economic botany collection.
label: Description
content: This object is associated with study specimen TE.E188153.002
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Fibers & Economic Botany
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.E188153.001
label: catalog number
content: E188153.001
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fibers, batch of
label: Object Name
content: flax fiber
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: 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