Journal of the Korea Furniture Society (한국가구학회지)
- Volume 23 Issue 4
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- Pages.479-484
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- 2012
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- 1226-3109(pISSN)
Tree-Ring Dating for a Medicine Cabinet in Seoul Museum of History
서울역사박물관 소장 가께수리 약장의 연륜연대 분석
- Song, Ji-Ae (Cultural Heritage Conservation Science Center, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage) ;
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Kim, Yo-Jung
(Tree-Ring Material Bank, Chungbuk National University) ;
- Park, Won-Kyu (Department of Wood and Paper Science, Chungbuk National University)
- Received : 2012.09.26
- Accepted : 2012.10.15
- Published : 2012.10.25
Abstract
Tree-ring dating can be used to date scientifically prehistoric timbers, historical buildings or woodcrafts. It gives a calendar year to each tree ring and produces the felling dates of logs or wood panels. In this study, we applied tree-ring dating to a medicine cabinet in Seoul Museum of History. We obtained tree-ring data from radial or cross section by taking photographs with a digital camera. The cabinet were dated A.D. 1821 to the last ring. It was about 50 year older than the previous medicine cabinets. Tree-ring patterns indicated that the origin of woods for the cabinet would be near Sorak mountains.