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ID: 300012446
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300012446

 

Record Type: concept
sassafras (wood) (hardwood, <wood by composition or origin>, ... Materials (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Wood various trees of the genus Sassafras, native to northern temperate regions. It is a soft, lightweight, moderately coarse wood, with straight grain and uneven texture. The lumber has been used for fence posts, cabinetry, and furniture, but it cracks and splits easily.
 
Terms:
sassafras (wood) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
saxifrax (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
saloop (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
cinnamon wood (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
sassafra (bois) (C,U,French-P,D,U,U)
sassafrashout (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
sasafrás (madera) (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
Sassafrasbaum (Holz) (C,U,German-P,D,U,U)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  M.MT

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Materials Facet
Materials Facet
Hierarchy of Materials (hierarchy name)
.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of materials (substances)
........ materials (substances) (G)
Hierarchy of <materials by origin>
............ <materials by origin> (G)
Hierarchy of biological material
................ biological material (G)
Hierarchy of plant material
.................... plant material (G)
Hierarchy of <wood and wood by product>
........................ <wood and wood by product> (G)
Hierarchy of wood (plant material)
............................ wood (plant material) (G)
Hierarchy of <wood by composition or origin>
................................ <wood by composition or origin> (G)
Hierarchy of hardwood
.................................... hardwood (G)
Hierarchy of sassafras (wood)
........................................ sassafras (wood) (G)

Additional Notes:
Dutch ..... Hout van de boom behorende tot de soort Sassafras albidum, uit de laurierfamilie. 
Spanish ..... Madera del árbol perteneciente al género Sassafras, de la familia del laurel. 

Related concepts:
derived/made from ....  Sassafras (genus)
................................  (Lauraceae (family), Laurales (order), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) [300375353]

Sources and Contributors:
cinnamon wood (wood)............  [VP]
...................................  MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online: CAMEO (2005-)
saloop (wood)............  [VP]
..........................  MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online: CAMEO (2005-)
sasafrás (madera)............  [CDBP-SNPC Preferred, VP]
................................  Brickell y Joyce, Enciclopedia de la poda (1997) 88
................................  Diccionario de términos científicos y técnicos (1981) 5:2704
sassafra (bois)............  [VP]
.............................  MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online: CAMEO (2005-)
sassafras (wood)............  [VP Preferred]
.............................  Brady and Clauser, Materials Handbook (1977) 736
.............................  Elias, Complete Trees of North America (1980) 210
.............................  Hora, Oxford Encyclopedia of the Trees of the World (1981) 118
.............................  National Museum of American Art, Media Thesaurus (1980s)
Sassafrasbaum (Holz)............  [VP]
...................................  MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online: CAMEO (2005-)
sassafrashout............  [RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred]
..........................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
..........................  Everett, De bomen (1974)
saxifrax (wood)............  [VP]
.............................  MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online: CAMEO (2005-)
 
Subject: .....  [CDBP-SNPC, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
............  Everett, De bomen (1974)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Sassafras" Accessed 11/16/01
.......... MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online: CAMEO (2005-)
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......... Everett, De bomen (1974)
Spanish .......... [CDBP-SNPC, VP]
.......... TAA database (2000-)

 

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