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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.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==

Revision as of 08:30, 9 January 2014

MFA Acc. #: 17.1787

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.

Synonyms and Related Terms

bogwood

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Authority

  • 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

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