Wood - Specimen details

Wood - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 4459

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Plant Name 43.01 MELIACEAE Turraeanthus africanus Entry Book Number 16.1965
Artefact Name Wood Vernacular Name
Iso Country Ghana TDWG Region Ghana
Parts Held Wood Geography Description Ghana
Uses WoodUse: User: Not defined TDWG use
Storage Woods size B Related Items
Donor Smithsonian Inst. Donor No 358
Donor Date Donor Notes
Collector Collector No 147
Collection Notes Collection Date
Exhibition Expedition
Number Components Publication
Notes: A scanned image of the wood was included in the appendix of: Adam Bowett (2012) Woods in British Furniture-Making, 1400-1900: An Illustrated Historical Dictionary. Kew, Eng.: Oblong Creative Ltd. in association with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2012. xxxii, i + 360 pp x0Dx0AIn 2009 Campbell Norman-Smith of Buckinghamshire New University sanded and cleaned the reverse side of the sample (the side to be scanned), then coated the right hand side of this surface with 2 coats of superfine white shellac and isopropyno, l alcohol whilst the left hand side was left unvarnished. x0Dx0A

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