![]() ![]() The petrified wood pieces used in the set were discovered during the construction of power lines for the Bonneville Power Administration, a project on which Van Bruggen was an engineer. The set was sent to Franklin Roosevelt in April 1943 by the maker, Peter J. Historical Note This pair of bookends is part of a desk set that also includes a petrified wood paperweight (MO 1944.33.6). Adhered to the underside of one of the bookends is a small paper label with printed information that reads: PETRIFIED WOOD / FROM OREGON / P. Each bookend block has a step design cast into the front and sides. The pieces are mounted on blocks of solid concrete painted with sparkling off-white paint. ![]() Estimated to be over 30 million years old, the petrified wood is almost completely opalized and partly agatized. Physical Description A pair of bookends featuring pieces of petrified wood. Streaks of warm browns and reds are indicative of iron oxides intermixing with quartz and other minerals during a specimen's fossilization process.Dimensions overall (each bookend) H 7 in x W 5 1/8 in x D 8 in (17.8 cm x 13 cm x 20.3 cm ) This set of two bookends brings a bit of the forest into your home office or living room while showing off your book collection. In regard to petrified wood colorization, each specimen is dependent upon other minerals present in the locality at the time of fossilization. If acid were used to dissolve into the stone, one would actually still find organic material. Petrified Wood Bookends Pwb-7-a17 82.00 82.00 Sold out Petrified Sequoia Wood Bookends Pwb-9-a17 79.00 79.00 Sold out Petrified Wood Bookends 79.00 79. Exquisite Petrified Wood Bookends With Beautiful Crystal Vein Pre-Owned 85.00 or Best Offer +14.95 shipping Sponsored vintage Arizona Petrified Wood Bookends - 6.2 lbs - Felt Polished Rough Natural Pre-Owned 49.99 Buy It Now +15.03 shipping Free returns Sponsored Vintage Pair of Petrified Wood Bookends Pre-Owned 44.99 Was: 49. ![]() Wood petrification is unusual in this way. Other minerals present in the sediment give petrified wood a wide variety of colors from grey and brown to bright colors such as red and green. Over time, the water delivers the minerals into the cellular structure of the wood, replacing (and in most cases), combining with the organic material, cell by cell, until the wood is transformed into stone. Simultaneously, there must be a mineral rich water source close by. August is the hottest month for Fawn Creek with an average high temperature of 91. Each has been smoothly sanded and polished to bring out its unique, natural beauty. In Fawn Creek, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. Our bookends are weighty slices cut from logs unearthed in Indonesia. Use as bookends or a point of interest as decor in a table or shelf. PETRIFIED WOOD BOOKENDS is considered residential. In order for wood to become petrified it must be completely covered by sediment, thereby depriving the wood of oxygen. Turned to stone cell by cell, petrified wood is a fossilized record of time. Both of the bookends have been cut to provide a smooth sided surface for your books. PETRIFIED WOOD BOOKENDS by Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams is considered Decor / Decorative Accessories. Gift ideas, Toys, Models, & other Fun Stuffįrom ancient Greek meaning "wood turned into rock", Petrified Wood is a form of fossilization where all the organic matter combines with minerals (usually a silicate, such as quartz) during a process called per-mineralization. Youll love the Large Petrified Wood Bookends at Wayfair - Great Deals on all Dcor & Pillows products with Free Shipping on most stuff, even the big stuff.Amphibole Quartz (Angel Phantom Quartz). ![]() Category Late 20th Century American More Desk Accessories.
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