Eighteenth century technological efficiency: the reuse of Brazilian sugar chest wood in Portuguese cabinet manufacture

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

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Eighteenth century technological efficiency: the reuse of Brazilian sugar chest wood in Portuguese cabinet manufacture

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dc.contributor.author	Bernal, Rocio Astrid
dc.contributor.author	Valente, Adelina
dc.contributor.author	Pissarra, José
dc.date.accessioned	2016-04-14T16:34:37Z
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dc.date.issued	2011
dc.description.abstract	We studied decorative Portuguese furniture from the 18th century Clérigos Church in Porto, to identify the woods used, to analyze their possible origin and understand the criteria for wood choice, according to sample location. We identified wood from Acacia sp., Castanea sativa, Couratari sp. and Dalbergia nigra. D. nigra, Acacia sp. and Couratari sp. may have arrived from Brazil, according to their natural distribution and the Portuguese colonial routes; C. sativa was abundant in the North Region of Portugal. In the 18th century, golden metal brass over black furniture was in fashion in Portuguese ecclesiastical cabinet making. Due to its dark colour, Dalbergia nigra was a desirable wood for the exposed structures of ecclesiastical furniture, such as top drawers and top tables. Couratari is a pale wood. Therefore, it was used in the inner structure of the drawers and legs. Acacia wood was also used in internal parts due to its durability. C. sativa was local and extensive; its wood was used in the inner structures, where it could not be seen. Marks were found in the Couratari wood, which indicated that the timber from chest boards employed to carry sugar from Brazil to Portugal was reused. The high silica content of Couratari wood makes it ideal for building “sugar chests”.	pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorship	POCI 2010 (Programa Operacional Ciência e Inovação 2010). Government and the European Union by the FEDER (Fundo Europeu para o Desenvolvimento Regional). Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)	pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citation	BERNAL, Rocio Astrid; VALENTE, Adelina; PISSARA, José - Eighteenth Century Technological Efficiency: the reuse of Brazilian Sugar Chest Wood in Portuguese cabinet manufacture. International Journal of Conservation Science. ISSN: 2067-533X. Vol. 2 N.º4 (2011), p. 217-228	pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn	2067-533X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/19698
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	Romanian Inventors Forum
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Wood identification	pt_PT
dc.subject	18th century furniture	pt_PT
dc.subject	Cabinet-making	pt_PT
dc.subject	Sugar chests	pt_PT
dc.title	Eighteenth century technological efficiency: the reuse of Brazilian sugar chest wood in Portuguese cabinet manufacture	pt_PT
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oaire.citation.startPage	217
oaire.citation.title	International Journal of Conservation Science
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