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Leather > Galuchat

Preferred term

Galuchat  

Definition

  • Leather made from the skin of a ray fish and characterized by a covering of pearl-like papillae usually ground flat leaving a pattern of tiny contiguous circles which are further emphasized by dyeing [AAT]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Galuchat leather
  • Leather, galuchat
  • Shagreen, galuchat
  • Shagreen, ornamented

Notation

  • 111055

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-RQPFPP0L-K

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