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SCUTCHING BOARD [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

scutching board: an item in the "Textileworking Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

planche à teiller : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de travail du textile» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières».

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)

Spanish

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Record 3 1980-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
OBS

scutch: to free the fibers of (flax, cotton, etc.) from woody parts by beating.

CONT

The stalk of flag is (...) held over the scutching board and beat with the scutching knife to remove still more of the useless parts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
DEF

planche dressée verticalement, de 1 m à 1,20 m de hauteur, comportant, à environ 80 cm du sol, une ouverture dans laquelle sont engagés les tiges de lin ou de chanvre pour subir l'écangage.

Spanish

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