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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
Logs obtained from fallen, aged [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=oak oak] trees. Some trees that fall in bogs or elsewhere are buried but preserved for years. These bog logs develop a rich dark brown or nearly black color which makes them in demand for furniture.
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Logs obtained from fallen, aged [[oak]] trees. Some trees that fall in bogs or elsewhere are buried but preserved for years. These bog logs develop a rich dark brown or nearly black color which makes them in demand for furniture.
 
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[[File:bog_oakwg.jpg|thumb|Bog oak]]
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
 
bogwood
 
bogwood
  
== Additional Images ==
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
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File:bog_oakwg.jpg|Bog oak
 
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== Authority ==
 
  
 
* ''Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia'', Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
 
* ''Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia'', Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976

Latest revision as of 11:54, 2 October 2020

Bog wood brooch
MFA# 53.2301

Description

Logs obtained from fallen, aged Oak trees. Some trees that fall in bogs or elsewhere are buried but preserved for years. These bog logs develop a rich dark brown or nearly black color which makes them in demand for furniture.

Bog oak

Synonyms and Related Terms

bogwood

Resources and Citations

  • Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997