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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
The tanned skin from a young sheep. Lambskin is lighter in weight than sheepskin. Vegetable tanned lambskin was used as a bookbinding leather in the second half of the 19th century. It was valued for its softness and blemish-free surface. Lambskins obtained from Tuscany were highly valued. They were used to make [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=doeskin leather doeskin] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chamois leather chamois]. Lambskin, obtained shortly after shearing, is also prepared with the fleece intact and used for soft, warm clothing, and padding.
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The tanned skin from a young sheep. Lambskin is lighter in weight than sheepskin. Vegetable tanned lambskin was used as a bookbinding leather in the second half of the 19th century. It was valued for its softness and blemish-free surface. Lambskins obtained from Tuscany were highly valued. They were used to make [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=doeskin%20leather doeskin] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chamois%20leather chamois]. Lambskin, obtained shortly after shearing, is also prepared with the fleece intact and used for soft, warm clothing, and padding.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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== Authority ==
 
== Authority ==
  
* G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 705
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 705
  
* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, 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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* 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, Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
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* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  
* Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, ''Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them'', American Book Company, New York City, 1937
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* Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, ''Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them'', American Book Company, New York City, 1937
  
* Website address 1, Website address 1  Comment: American Leather Chemists Association Glossary at www.leatherchemists.org
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* Website address 1  Comment: American Leather Chemists Association Glossary at www.leatherchemists.org
  
  
  
 
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Revision as of 07:51, 24 July 2013

Lambskin

Description

The tanned skin from a young sheep. Lambskin is lighter in weight than sheepskin. Vegetable tanned lambskin was used as a bookbinding leather in the second half of the 19th century. It was valued for its softness and blemish-free surface. Lambskins obtained from Tuscany were highly valued. They were used to make doeskin and chamois. Lambskin, obtained shortly after shearing, is also prepared with the fleece intact and used for soft, warm clothing, and padding.

Synonyms and Related Terms

"piel de cordero (Esp.); cuir d'agneau (Fr.); agneau (Fr.); lamshuid (Ned); pele de cordeiro (Port.)"

Authority

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 705
  • 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
  • Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them, American Book Company, New York City, 1937
  • Website address 1 Comment: American Leather Chemists Association Glossary at www.leatherchemists.org

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