Wood identification of 18th century furniture. Interpreting wood naming inventories

Bernal, Rocio Astrid; Valente, Adelina; Pissarra, José

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Wood identification of 18th century furniture. Interpreting wood naming inventories

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dc.contributor.author	Bernal, Rocio Astrid
dc.contributor.author	Valente, Adelina
dc.contributor.author	Pissarra, José
dc.date.accessioned	2016-08-02T15:36:04Z
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dc.date.issued	2011
dc.description.abstract	The 18th century Portuguese church furniture represents an extraordinary richness recognised worldwide, which demands safeguarding and valorisation. The identification of the wood of furniture artworks is the most important component for its comprehension and preservation. In this work wood anatomical characters of an 18th century Portuguese decorative furniture set from the Colegiada de São Martinho de Cedofeita, in Porto, were analysed to identify the woods used for manufacturing and to clarify their common names. Furthermore, the objectives were to recognise some of the criteria for choice of wood as well as the source of each wood. The woods identified from 16 fragments belong to Apuleia sp., Acacia sp., Neolamarckia sp. and Castanea sativa. Apuleia sp. and Acacia sp. woods most likely arrived from Brazil, while the Neolamarckia sp. woods likely arrived from India and the C. sativa woods from Portugal. The results are in accordance with the known Portuguese colonial sea routes of the 15th -18th centuries. Interestingly the terms found in the inventories can refer to finishing methods instead to the name of the woods, as for instance “oil wood” can refer to “oiled wood” or “linseed oiled wood”. The species choice may be related to the mechanical properties of the wood as well as the original tree size. Two large planks of Acacia sp. were used for the top of the “Portuguese arcaz”, and Apuleia sp. was found on main structural elements of this set of furniture, suggesting that wood colour was also important. Woods from Neolamarckia sp. and C. sativa, were also identified, being Castanea wood present only in the most recent pieces of the furniture set.	pt_PT
dc.identifier.citation	BERNAL, Rocio Astrid; VALENTE, Adelina; PISSARRA, José - Wood identification of 18th century furniture. Interpreting wood naming inventories. International Journal of Conservation Science. ISSN 2067-533X. Vol. 2, n.º 3 (2011), p. 165-178	pt_PT
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dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.relation	PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS OF LECYTHIDACEAE SPECIES CALLED TAUARI FROM COMBINED ATP-RBCL AND NDHF SEQUENCES AND WOOD ANATOMY DATA
dc.relation	TÉCNICAS E MADEIRAS DO MOBILIÁRIO ROCOCÓ E NEOCLÁSSICO EM PORTUGAL
dc.relation	Strategic Project - UI 4046 - 2011-2012
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Wood anatomy	pt_PT
dc.subject	Wood identification	pt_PT
dc.subject	18th century furniture	pt_PT
dc.subject	Cabinet-making	pt_PT
dc.subject	Antique church furniture	pt_PT
dc.title	Wood identification of 18th century furniture. Interpreting wood naming inventories	pt_PT
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