Silk

Production date
1852
 Description
A length of raw silk with a thin crimson ribbon attached at two ends. Also attached via threads of unspun silk is a piece of card and a small note on blue paper handwritten in black ink. " The first silk spun in / Taranaki Xmas day 1852 ".
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Object detail

Production date
1852
Production period
1850s
Subject person
Classification
Biological T&E/T&E For Science & Technology
Collection
Dr Peter Wilson Collection
Accession number
A96.469
Collection type
Natural Sciences
Material
Silk (Raw)
Card
Paper

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