Resin

Scope note

Solid or semisolid organic substance usually obtained from a plant secretion, but sometimes obtained from insects or made from synthetic material; soluble in organic solvent but not in water; commonly used in varnish, printing ink, and size.

This term has 10 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material

Getty AAT term number

300012882

Broader Terms used

organic material

Narrower Terms used

styrax
sandarac
rosin
Oriental lacquer
mastic
lac (resin)
kauri
juniper resin
gum resin
gamboge (resin)
galipot
fossil resin
elemi
dragon's blood
dammar
copal
camphor
benzoin
balsam

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

Drivetime

Maker(s)

Cook, Christopher

Sestertius

Maker(s)

Ruler: Nero (AD 54-68) (Struck in the name of)
State: Roman Empire (After)
Issuer: uncertain

Other Items

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Raw material

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Finback Chair

Maker(s)

Designer: Burt, Matthew
Maker: Boon, Ian
Workshop: Albany Workshops

Finback Chair

Maker(s)

Designer: Burt, Matthew
Maker: Boon, Ian

Other Items

Maker(s)

Maker: Leoni, Leone

Portrait of Dora Maar

Maker(s)

Ramshaw, Wendy

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