Textile (Kew EBC 91920)
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| Sample of undyed hemp muslin from China, collected in 1993 | |
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| Artefact· KewEBC 91920 | |
| Object | |
| Object Type | Textile |
| Use | Made from cannabis |
| Cannabis in the Record | |
| Holder's Wording | "Hemp muslin" |
| Attribution | Stated |
| Origin | |
| Country | China |
| Field Collector | E. D. Chang |
| Holding | |
| Held By | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Collection | Economic Botany Collection |
| Catalogue Number | EBC 91920 |
| Entry Number | 1.2012 |
| Acquired From | J. Balfour-Paul |
| Date Acquired | 2012 |
| Holder's Record | View the holder's record |
EBC 91920 is an artefact catalogued in the Economic Botany Collection of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: a sample of undyed hemp muslin from China, which Kew files under the plant name Cannabis sativa.[1] Kew's entry on GBIF describes the object as five sheets of paper with a small fabric sample.[2] It was entered at Kew in 2012, with J. Balfour-Paul as donor.
The catalogue entry
The catalogue gives the artefact name and the parts held as Hemp muslin, the plant name as 153.04 CANNABACEAE Cannabis sativa, the country as China and the storage as Bottles, boxes etc. The entry book number is 1.2012. The donor field reads Balfour-Paul J, the donor number 17d and the donor notes Undyed muslin, gift from Europa Chang Dawson. The collector field reads Chang ED and the collection date 00/00/1993, the year 1993 alone. The geography description and use are blank. The notes field reads Located together with EBC 91917, 91918, and 91919 Strobilanthes cusia (122.0 Acanthaceae).[1]
Kew's help page defines the collector as the person or institution who first obtained a specimen, and uses the donor field when specimens have passed through a second person or institution. It defines the entry book number as a number given to each group of specimens at the point of acquisition, in a series that runs each year.[3]
The same donor and entry number are recorded for a sample of hemp fibre from near Duyun, in Guizhou, the accession EBC 91993 (by 2012).[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hemp muslin, catalogue number 91920". Economic Botany Collection. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 October 2026.
- ↑ "Occurrence 2429030227: Cannabis sativa L." GBIF. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 October 2026.
- ↑ "How to use the Economic Botany Collection database". Economic Botany Collection. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 September 2026.
- ↑ "Hemp fibres, catalogue number 91993". Economic Botany Collection. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 October 2026.