Flax Roving

Flax Roving: Origsize: H23"xW5"xD2.5"; Resolution: 600 DPI
Flax Roving

Origsize: H23"xW5"xD2.5"; Resolution: 600 DPI

Name/Title

Flax Roving

Entry/Object ID

1996.T.064

Description

Flax roving. Flax raised in Dover, roving made by Ada Powell Pepper between 1859-1919. From AAT: Roving is soft, slightly twisted strands of fiber that have been attenuated and cleaned of foreign matter preparatory to final conversion into yarn. (http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300014253)

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Person or Organization

Pepper, Ada Powell