This View taken in the County of Louth Representing taking the Flax out of the Bog when it has lain a sufficient time to separate the Rind, (which is the Flax) from the Stem & strengthen it, spreading it to dry, stoving, beetling, and breaking it, ATHM# 1111.768.3, 1783
Item — mapcase folder: 1
Scope and Contents
Plate III. Engraving. Image shows a man in the foreground removing the flax from the water. In the center, a woman lays bundles of flax over a hot kiln to dry them; a man beats the flax bundles.
Dates
- 1783
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
0.11 cubic feet
Format:
Graphics
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository