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admiralty metal (brass (alloy), copper alloy, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Alloy consisting of about 70% copper, 1% tin, and the remainder zinc. |
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admiralty metal (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
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admiralty brass (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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admiralty bronze (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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metal, admiralty (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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admiraliteitslegering (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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laiton 70-29 à 1 % d'étain (C,U,French-P,D,U,N)
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metal almirantazgo (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT |
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Additional Notes: |
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Dutch ..... Een legering bestaande uit ongeveer 70% koper, 1% tin en voor het overige zink. |
Spanish ..... Aleación consistente en aproximadamente 70% de cobre, 1% de estaño y el resto de zinc.
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Sources and Contributors: |
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admiralty brass............ |
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Personal Communication Tom Chase, Conservator, Freer Gallery of Art, S.I., Wash., D.C., consultancy 1/93. Prefers this form |
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