Burled walnut

Esquema

Getty AAT: Materials (matter)

Jerarquía

<materials by origin> > biological material > plant material > <wood and wood products> > wood (plant material) > <wood by composition or origin> > hardwood > walnut (wood)

Descripción

General term for a log, piece of timber, or veneer made from areas of burls in any variety of walnut wood, that is, from areas containing overgrown knots or excrescences. Burled walnut was used as veneers on chests and high chests in the William and Mary and sometimes the Queen Anne style, made in the United States during the 18th century.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300012486

Otros términos

  • geworteld notenhout [nl]
  • nogal en volutas [es]
  • walnut, burled [en]
  • walnut burl [en]