bass and balsa wood, samples for model making
Date: 1986-1992
Inventory Number: 2014-1-0097
Classification: Wood
Subject:
Seller: Charrette Corporation (1964 - 2006)
Dimensions:
largest piece: 3.1 × 91.5 × 5.1 cm (1 1/4 × 36 × 2 in.)
Description:
Four packages of balsa and basswood, nine total pieces of wood.
In Collection(s)
FunctionBalsa and basswood were used in architectural model making.
Curatorial RemarksFor architectural models, this type of wood came in hundreds of dimensions. Balsa is a softer wood for amateur models; bass wood is from the linden tree, and is a hard wood, used for professional, structural models.
ProvenanceLionel Spiro, Brookline, MA; Gift to CHSI, 2014.