Caption

To the right hon'able Wills Hill, Earl of Hillsborough, this plate representing a perspective view of a scutch mill, with the method of breaking the flax with groved [sic] rollers, and scutching it with blades fixt on a shaft, both turn'd by the main wheel; great improvements in the method of breaking and scutching of flax; is most respectfully dedicated by ... Wm. Hincks / Wm. Hincks, delin. et sculp.; Hincks, William, artist; Downshire, Wills Hill, Marquis of, 1718-1793.; London : Publish'd as the Act directs, by R. Pollard, Spafields, 1791 June 20.; 1 print : engraving, hand-colored ; 38.3 x 47 cm. (sheet); Print shows an interior view of a "scutch" mill where rollers and blades are used to break and beat flax in order to remove the woody fiber.

Date

1791

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited

Reference

LZT16A19_483

License type

Rights managed

Available size

26,4Mb (1,7Mb) / 11,0in x 9,3in / 3298 x 2794 (300dpi)

Keywords

right hon'able Wills Hill Earl Hillsborough perspective view scutch mill method breaking flax groved sic rollers scutching blades fixt shaft both turn'd main wheel great improvements method breaking scutching flax; respectfully dedicated . Wm. Hincks Wm. Hincks delin. et sculp Hincks William artist Downshire Wills Hill Marquis 1718-1793 London Publish'd Act directs R. Pollard Spafields 1791 June 20 print engraving hand-colored 38.3 x 47 cm sheet Print interior view scutch mill rollers blades break beat flax order remove woody fiber