Horsehair
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Horsehair is the long hair growing on the manes and tails of horses. It is used for various purposes, including: upholstery, brushes, the bows of musical instruments, a hard-wearing fabric called hair
A horse's tail
Mane hair is shorter and softer than tail hair.
Louis Bonaparte wearing a dragoon helmet with mane
Lath and plaster
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Lath and plaster is a building process used to finish mainly interior dividing walls and ceilings. It consists of narrow strips of wood which are nailed horizontally across the wall studs or ceiling j
Horsehair
…horses. It is used for various purposes, including: upholstery, brushes, the bows of musical instruments, a hard-wearing fabric called haircloth, and for horsehair plaster- a wallcovering material formerly used in the construction industry and now found only in older buildings. The texture of horse hair varies across the…
Lath seen from the back with white plaster coat oozing through
Partially-exposed wallpapered lath and plaster illustrating the technique. Example from the Winchester Mystery House, constructed between 1884 and 1922