Paper prepared at home from New Zealand flax
Creator
Date
December, 1866
Identifier
Hocken Collection MS-0451-003/004
Publisher
Unpublished
Abstract
Phormium tenax (flax) was a useful commodity for both Māori and Europeans, and Dr Thomas Morland Hocken had the presence of mind to save this sheet, which Edward McGlashan had made from flax plant in December 1866. Hocken’s note reads: ‘This is a good specimen of his paper for books & shows how well it takes ink.’
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Citation
Edward McGlashan, “Paper prepared at home from New Zealand flax,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed November 22, 2024, https://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/8726.