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Cobalt

Scope note

Use for the metallic element having the symbol Co and atomic number 27; a white metal, resembling nickel but with a bluish instead of a yellow tinge. Use also for the metal as processed and formed, usually in combination with other substances, to make various objects and materials.

This term has 112 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material

Getty AAT term number

3000221155

Broader Terms used

nonferrous metal

Term used for

Co

Created

12yrs ago

Connected records

Jug

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown

Fragment of a jug

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Coney Catching

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Lambeth Pottery (Probably)
Printmaker: Hollar, Wenceslaus (After)
Production: Barlow, Francis (After)

Cup

Maker(s)

Pottery: unidentified London pottery (Possibly)
Pottery: Brislington Pottery (Possibly)

Wash basin

Maker(s)

Pottery: Vauxhall Pottery
Proprietor: Chilwell, Mary (Possibly)
Proprietor: Chilwell, Jonathan V (Possibly)

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