Journal of the Korea Furniture Society (한국가구학회지)

Korea Furniture Society (한국가구학회)
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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) ;
  • Kim, Yo-Jung (Tree-Ring Material Bank, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Park, Won-Kyu (Department of Wood and Paper Science, Chungbuk National University)
  • 송지애 (국립문화재연구소 문화재보존과학센터) ;
  • 김요정 (충북대학교 목재연륜소재은행) ;
  • 박원규 (충북대학교 목재.종이과학과)
  • Received : 2012.09.26
  • Accepted : 2012.10.15
  • Published : 2012.10.25
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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.

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