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Sturdy Mahogany Trunks:
Literature and the Arts. The Dominican ReŽpublic has produced several notable poets, the best known being Gaston Fernando Delingue (1861-1913) and Salome Urena de Henriquez (1850-1897). The latter's sons, the cultural historians Pedro and Max Henriquez-Urena, are among the most distinguished men of letters of the 20th century. Other modern giants are the essayist, novelist, and former president Juan Bosch and the historian E. Rodriguez Demorozi.
Dominican folk music, in its rhythmic and melodic sophistication, reflects an important African influence. The merengue is sufficiently popular to be considered a national dance. Art is produced in limited quantities, the best-known work being in the form of wood carvings from sturdy Mahogany trunks or branches.European colonists of the 16th century built borate structures of mahogany. The Cathedral Santo Domingo, completed in 1540, has some the finest carved Mahogany in the world. The lerican wood was originally classified by dealers 3 Spanish and Honduras mahogany, the former ^inating in the Spanish American possessions. e genus was first described by Nikolaus von quin in 1760 as S. mahogani, found in the lamas.
See Also Cuban Mahogany Georgian:
Numerous types of Mahogany available, but the two most commonly used for Furniture manufacture during the 18th and 19th centuries were Cuban Mahogany Georgian (Swietenia mahogoni) and Honduras Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla). With its rich red colour and dense hard grain, this solid wood was ideal for Furniture manufacture. When cut into veneer form, the Mahogany was highly decorative, especially when the sought-after curls were used in the door panels of bookcases or linen presses.The age of this chair was unknown when it was bought from an auction house. The material, Cuban Mahogany Georgian mahogany, the style of the internal seat rails and the carving indicated that it was a mid-18th-century piece and almost identical to a number attributed to Thomas Chippendale or William Vile for the Marquess ofTownsend at Raynham Hall, Norfolk. As such, it could be an important piece and would require sympathetic restoration to bring it back to its original condition. It needed a considerable amount of work to the frame to overcome the ravages of time, including the replacement of parts that were missing with new Cuban Mahogany Georgian mahogany. However, with a great deal of patience and careful work, it was possible to re-create the beauty of the original craftsmanship.
On The Other Hand See Mahogany Used:
True-mahogany used Substitutes.African ma-;any refers to the genus Khaya. These trees native to tropical Africa, where they grow :he largest quantities in the rain forest of the it coast. In general appearance and in many racteristics African Mahogany used is the nearest stitute for true Mahogany used. The larger pores Khaya give the wood a coarser appearance. : texture is somewhat softer, and the wood is iter in weightWith the advent of the Modern period, over 20 woods new to Furniture making were added. These come from various foreign lands, includŽing Africa and Australia and are used for the decorative quality of grain or distinctive colors when finished. Woods most favored during the various furŽniture style periods are: Puritan Span, white oak with tops or lids of wide, knot-free white pine; William and Mary and Queen Anne, Walnut or maple, either plain or fancy grain; Chippendale, Mahogany used, Walnut and, after 1770, native cherry as a Mahogany used substitute; Hepplewhite, mahogŽany, frequently with panels of satinwood veneer; Sheraton, Mahogany used, or cherry with satinwood or curly or bird's-eye maple veneer for decorative panels; American Empire, Mahogany used with liberal use of crotch-grain Mahogany used veneer for tops, panels and sometimes entire pieces; Early VicŽtorian, rosewood followed by black walnut, someŽtimes combined with crotch-grain Walnut veneer, also, for some custom-made furniture, satinwood trimmed with rosewood or black walnut.
