Catalogue numberBE96 0490Inventory number4060 IDescriptionRemains of what was once an S plied 2 ply rope, possibly Z spun, now c.9 mm thick, but highly degraded. Fibres look like badly prepared flax, i.e. tow. Previous entry therefore probably wrong in its interpretation, i.e. both 0489 and 0490 represent remains of cotton string or rope.