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ID: 300012065
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300012065

 

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

 

Note: Dense, close-grain wood of several trees of the genus Diospyrus, similar in texture and straight grain to the darker ebony (from trees of the same genus), but having an off-white color. It is used for shuttles, bobbins, golf club heads, and billiard cues.
 
Terms:
persimmon (wood) (preferred,C,U,LC,English-P,D,U,N)
persimoenhout (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
placaminero (madera) (C,U,Spanish-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 persimmon (wood)
........................................ persimmon (wood) (G)

Additional Notes:
Dutch ..... Hout van de boom behorende tot het genus Diospyros, gebroken wit van kleur met een fijne textuur en een rechte nerf. Het wordt alleen gebruikt voor speciale doeleinden, zoals de vervaardiging van schietspoelen voor de textielindustrie. 
Spanish ..... Madera del árbol perteneciente al género Diospyrus, de color blanco quebrado, textura fina y grano recto. Es utilizado sólo para propósitos muy específicos, como la fabricación de husos para la industria textil. 

Related concepts:
derived/made from ....  Diospyros (genus)
................................  (Ebenaceae (family), Ericales (order), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) [300374839]

Sources and Contributors:
persimmon (wood)............  [VP Preferred]
.............................  CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.............................  Hora, Oxford Encyclopedia of the Trees of the World (1981) 175
persimoenhout............  [RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred]
..........................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
..........................  Leathart, Alle bomen (1977)
placaminero (madera)............  [CDBP-SNPC Preferred, VP]
...................................  TAA database (2000-)
 
Subject: .....  [CDBP-SNPC, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
............  Leathart, Alle bomen (1977)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Bramwell, The International Book of Wood (1982) 238
.......... MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online: CAMEO (2005-)
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......... Leathart, Alle bomen (1977)
Spanish .......... [CDBP-SNPC]
.......... TAA database (2000-)

 

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