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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A natural-grain [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=leather leather] made from the skins of seals. Pin seal leather has a delicate grain pattern and a smooth shiny surface. Imitation pin seal is called pin-grain [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sheepskin sheepskin] or pin-grain [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=goatskin goatskin].  
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A natural-grain [[leather|leather]] made from the skins of seals. Pin seal leather has a delicate grain pattern and a smooth shiny surface. Imitation pin seal is called pin-grain [[sheepskin|sheepskin]] or pin-grain [[goatskin|goatskin]].  
  
See also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sealskin sealskin].
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See also [[sealskin|sealskin]].
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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pinseal; pin-grain sheepskin; pin-grain goatskin
 
pinseal; pin-grain sheepskin; pin-grain goatskin
  
== Authority ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
 
* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
 
* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
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* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
 
* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  
* Website address 1  Comment: American Leather Chemists Association Glossary at www.leatherchemists.org
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* American Leather Chemists Association Glossary at www.leatherchemists.org
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[Category:Materials database]]

Latest revision as of 09:58, 22 October 2022

Seals

Description

A natural-grain Leather made from the skins of seals. Pin seal leather has a delicate grain pattern and a smooth shiny surface. Imitation pin seal is called pin-grain Sheepskin or pin-grain Goatskin.

See also Sealskin.

Synonyms and Related Terms

pinseal; pin-grain sheepskin; pin-grain goatskin

Resources and Citations

  • Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • American Leather Chemists Association Glossary at www.leatherchemists.org