Sample of mohair; England; 1884
notes: label: Description
content: Boxed sample of mohair fiber or hair; Imported from England; Collected in October,1884 by A. Hitchcock, then Curator , Market price was 16 1/2 pence per pound. Part of large US National Museum collection of plant and animal fibers in support of the US textile industry's research and commerce.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.E102509.000
label: catalog number
content: 102509.000
label: catalog number
content: ?102509.000
label: catalog number
content: E102509
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fiber sample
label: Object Name
content: mohair
label: Object Type
content: fiber
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: mohair (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/2 in x 6 1/8 in x 6 1/8 in; 3.81 cm x 15.5575 cm x 15.5575 cm