Sample of cotton fiber; USDA Standard - Good Ordinary
notes: label: Description
content: One of two bundles of USDA "Good Ordinary" cotton fiber, wrapped in brown paper and tied with string. Object tag reads: "Bureau of Plant Industry / US Department of Agriculture Official Business, Penalty for Private Use, $300 / U.S. Government Standard Type / Good Ordinary / #38380.
label: Description
content: Part of large US National Museum collection of plant (economic botany) and animal fibers, sourced from around the world, in support of the US textile industry's research and commerce.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.038380.00A
label: catalog number
content: 038380.00A
label: catalog number
content: ?038380.00A
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cotton fiber sample
label: Object Name
content: fiber sample
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 3/8 in x 10 in x 4 1/4 in; 8.5725 cm x 25.4 cm x 10.795 cm