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Cotton seed, two fragments

Cotton seed, two fragments

Organic | Object #: 1885302

Two burnt cotton seed fragments. Latin name: Gossypium. Cotton was a minor crop in Northern Virginia during Washington's time. These seeds suggest that Washington was growing cotton. The presence of cotton seeds in the House For Families may be evidence of processing cotton bolls for fibre...

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Cotton seed, two fragments.

Cotton seed, two fragments.

Organic | Object #: 1885353

Two burnt cotton seed fragments. Latin name: Gossypium. Cotton was a minor crop in Northern Virginia during Washington's time. These seeds suggest that Washington was growing cotton. The presence of cotton seeds in the House For Families may be evidence of processing cotton bolls for fibre...

Explore This Item