Framed Photograph of Brazilian Walnut Logs

Description (Brief):

This photograph of Brazilian walnut wood is one of forty-nine framed black and white photographic prints bequeathed to the Smithsonian by William F. Bucher of Washington, D.C. Bucher, a cabinetmaker, framed each photograph in wood of the same species as the tree depicted in the print. The photos were displayed in a special exhibition, Our Trees and their Woods at the United States National Museum in 1931.

Description (Brief)

The logs shown in this photograph were located in New York, New York. The Bureau of American Republics gave the image in the frame to William Bucher. The frame is made of Brazilian Walnut (Imbuya) veneer on spruce, and the back band is made of ebony.

Date Made: 1915

Frame Maker: Bucher, William F.Photographer: Pan American Union

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York City

Subject: Treesframes

Subject:

See more items in: Work and Industry: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Photography

Exhibition:

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AG.115767.44Catalog Number: AG*115767.44Accession Number: 115767Maker Number: 49

Object Name: photograph & frame

Physical Description: wood (frame material)glass (frame material)Measurements: overall: 13 9/16 in x 16 5/8 in x 3/4 in; 34.44875 cm x 42.2275 cm x 1.905 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-f2e2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_858670

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