Port & River — 1900-1935
Sample, barwood sample block
Sample block of barwood (or coral wood) imported through the London docks from West Africa. The hard wood has a wide range of woodworking uses from furniture to tool handles. The wood also produces a red dye used in cloth manufacturing.
- Category:
- Port & River
- Object ID:
- DK88.116/514
- Object name:
- sample, barwood sample block
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
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- Production date:
- 1900-1935
- Material:
- wood
- Measurements/duration:
- H 9 mm, L 115 mm, D 60 mm
- Part of:
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- On display:
- Museum of London Docklands: Warehouse of the World
- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Credit:
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- Copyright holder:
- digital image © London Museum
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- Creative commons usage:
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