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Carter No.: 021pp

Handlist description: Roll of fine linen

Card/Transcription No.: 021pprr


21. Contents (Cont.) 52

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Roll of fine linen. From bottom of box. 14 x 8 x 4.5. Unknown whether shawl or robe. Fringed edges. In one corner two signs in hieratic in black ink. Not unrolled. Sprayed outside with solution of celluloid in acetone.

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Ten rolls of bandage of fine linen. Ranging from 17.5 in length to 3 cm. These made apparently of strips of cloth torn off and rolled. Use here? Diameters of rolls vary from 2.5 - 1.2.

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Pad of finest linen. Fringed end. One edge showed a curve. May have been a kilt. Not unrolled. Threads to inch approx. 90 x 130

Treatment Sprayed outside with solution of celluloid in acetone.

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