Scutching of hemp plant fibre Finish:20-pack Also shows figures and cart

Also shows figures and cart

Pictured at London Recording Studio

Renwick Williams had been assaulting women in the streets for several months before his arrest in June 1790

two gentlemen can be seen drinking from flagons

Scutching of hemp plant fibre Finish:20-pack Also shows figures and cartIllustration 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