Scutching of hemp plant fibre mb-code AF20090226 Roses 018C06 Group portrait of the Holborn

Group portrait of the Holborn Valley Improvements Committee at Holborn Viaduct

29th April 1954

' Not signed

the negative number: '187779'

'The Grand Old Janus'

Scutching of hemp plant fibre mb-code AF20090226 Roses 018C06 Group portrait of the HolbornIllustration of the process of scutching [beating] hemp fibres to remove impurities such as leaves, weeds and dust and to separate the fibres. Once beaten by the scutch on a scutching frame, the hemp was tied into bundles for heckling and would go on to be used in rope making and cloth production . The scene shows workmen processing the plant and this is surmounted by a decorative border with hemp plants Cannabis sativa, heckling combs and other