Silkworm gut - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 56931 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 62.01 HAMAMELIDACEAE | Entry Book Number | 119A.1892 | |
| Artefact Name | Silkworm gut | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | China | TDWG Region | China | ||
| Parts Held | Silkworm gut | Geography Description | Foochow and Kiunchow | ||
| Uses | Silkworm gutUse: MATERIALS - Fibres User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Fibres | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Thomas F Cave | Donor No | |||
| Donor Date | 05/08/1892 | Donor Notes | Parker Acting Consulx0Dx0A | ||
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| Notes: | Label source: Silkworm gut from insects fed on leaves of Liquidambar formosana Hance. Report by C Farlow & Co. The sample you sent is very similar to what we have seen many years ago. It would not be used for fishing purposes - we doubt its use. | ||||