lacquered
Mesopotamia
13th Century
Recipe Details
Ingredients
lacquer, pear tree wood
Preparation Steps
The figure on the reconstructed instrument is carved from pear tree wood and then finished with a lacquer coating. Similarly, components made of modern perspex, such as the column and measuring vessel, are 'partly lacquered' (p. 1).
Original Recipe Text
The figure on the reconstructed instrument is carved from pear tree wood and then finished with a lacquer coating. Similarly, components made of modern perspex, such as the column and measuring vessel, are 'partly lacquered' (p. 1).
Evidence
"Figure: Pear tree wood, lacquered."
Remarks
The lacquer is used as a surface finish for both the wooden figure and the modern perspex elements of the reconstructed Al-Jazari bloodletting instrument. Lacquer provides a glossy, protective surface characteristic of Islamic fine craft (p. 1).
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
RegionMesopotamia
Approx. Year1250
Source Information
AuthorAnonymous
CollectionOur Model (on the left)
Language
N/A
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