Bagasse paper sample, 1903
date: label: date made
content: 1903
notes: label: Description
content: This paper sample, bound to cardboard backing, is made from bagasse, the pulpy residue left after the extraction of juice from sugar cane. This paper sample was made by the donor, George H. Marshall, in the United States in 1937. George H. was the son of James F. Marshall and the nephew of George E. Marshall, both prominent early papermakers in the 19th century. This sample was donated alongside other material about early papermaking and papermaking with bagasse, providing an early example of sustainable papermaking.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Forestry
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: George H. Marshall, Benton Harbor, MI
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.34FP01.06
label: catalog number
content: 34FP01.06
label: accession number
content: 116793
label: catalog number
content: W7242
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Paper Samples
label: Object Name
content: bagasse paper
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (envelope material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 3/4 in x 4 1/4 in; 17.145 cm x 10.795 cm