Economic Botany Artifacts, Prints and Posters
Amber and Amberoid Collection

Container List:

Series I: Amber and Amberoid
Series II: Ivory & Silver
Series III: Potato Prints
Series IV: German Botany Teaching Posters
Series V: Maps, Posters, Prints, and Photographs
Series VI:Lacquer

 

Series I : Amber & Amberoid

Amber, part I
Amber, part II
Amber, part III

Box

Accession
Number

Genus

Specific Epithet

Description

Barcode

Common Name

General Comments

Safe Fossil Pinites succinifer Long oval pendant of amber 00200101 amber

 

5

 

 Pinites succinifer One piece of unworked amber from Chiapas, Mexico, ca. 4.5 x 1.5 cm 00201040 amber

 

6

 

 Pinites succinifer An exceptionally large specimen of rough medium colored amber, ca. 19 x 16 x 5 cm 00201135 amber Stored in close proximity to Economic Botany General Collection 3737, but no accession
6

 

 Pinites succinifer A large oval piece of rough amber, polished at one end, light color, ca. 11 x 8 x 4 cm 00201136 Baltic amber

 

5

 

 Pinites succinifer One polished piece of amber with blemishes on surface, translucent medium color, ca. 7 x 3.5 x 2 cm 00201141 amber

 

5

 

 Pinites succinifer One polished piece of amber with blemishes on surface, translucent dark color, ca. 6 x 4 x 2 cm 00201142 amber

 

5

 

 Pinites succinifer One piece of rough amber, ca. 5.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm 00201145 amber

 

5

 

 Pinites succinifer One piece of polished amber for use as pendant, ca. 5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm 00201147 amber

 

5

 

 Pinites succinifer One necklace, 75 cm long, of opaque amber beads, ranging in color from golden yellow to dark amber, beads ranging from 2.5 x 1.5 cm to 1 x .5 cm 00201152 amber

 

5

 

 Pinites succinifer Necklace of translucent amber beads, ca. 69.5 cm long, with beveled beads ranging from 2 x 1.75 cm to .75 x .5 cm 00201188 amber

 

5

 

 Pinites succinifer Single pendant of polished amber in natural shape, golden color half translucent & half opaque, ca. 4.5 x 3 x 1.5 cm 00201192 amber

 

 

Box

Accession
Number

Genus

Specific Epithet

Description

Barcode

Common Name

General Comments
5

 

 Pinites succinifer Single piece of polished deep colored translucent amber, with darker plane through center, ca. 3.5 x 2 x 1 cm 00201193 amber

 

5

 

 Pinites succinifer Single piece of medium colored translucent amber, half polished & half rough, ca. 3 x 2.5 x 1 cm 00201194 amber

 

5

 

 Pinites succinifer Single piece of raw amber drop, nearly spherical, ca. 3.5 cm in diameter 00201195 amber

 

5

 

 Pinites succinifer Single piece of raw medium colored translucent amber, golden veins on surface, ca. 3.5 x 2 x 1.75 cm 00201196 amber

 

5

 

 Pinites succinifer Polished oval of dark reflective amber, ca. 4.5 x 3.5 x 1 cm 00201198 amber

 

5

 

 Pinites succinifer Single drop of amber of opaque golden color, polished on one side, ca. 3 x 2 x 1 cm 00201199 amber

 

5

 

 Pinites succinifer Single pendant of medium golden colored amber, translucent polished piece with natural shape, ca. 6 x 3.5 x 2 cm 00201200 amber

 
5

 

 Pinites succinifer Single piece of polished medium colored translucent amber, ca. 5.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm 00201201 amber

 

5

 

 Pinites succinifer Single pendant of golden translucent amber with small opaque swirl at bottom, natural shape, ca. 4.5 x 2 x 1 cm 00201203 amber

 

5

 

 Pinites succinifer Single pendant of golden translucent amber, natural shape, ca. 4 x 2 x 1.5 cm 00201204 amber

 

5

 

 Pinites succinifer One large piece of deep colored polished amber, ca. 6.5 x 4 x 2 cm 00201463 amber

 

 

Box

Accession
Number

Genus

Specific Epithet

Description

Barcode

Common Name

General Comments
5

 

 Pinites succinifer One carved piece of translucent amber in the shape of Buddha's hand, ca. 5 x 4.5 x 2 cm 00201524 amber

 

5

 

 Pinites succinifer One carved piece of amber in the shape of a heart with circular insert in center, ca. 5 x 3.5 x 1 cm 00201525 amber

 

5

 

 Pinites succinifer One beveled bead of clear amber, ca. 3 x 2.5 cm 00201526 amber Marked as 3660, but there another 3660
6

 

 Pinites succinifer Three pieces of partially polished light colored opaque amber with dark veins through it, ca. 5.5 x 4.5 x 2 cm, ca. 9 x 4.5 x .5 cm, ca. and 10.5 x 6.5 x 1 cm 00201560 amber

 

5

 

 Pinites succinifer One piece of unworked amber, tapering at one end, ca. 6 x 2.5 x 3 cm 00201561 amber

 

5

 

 Pinites succinifer One piece of partially polished amber with one piece and two small fragment broken off, ca. 5 x 2 x 1 cm 00201562 amber

 

5

 

 Pinites succinifer One piece of partially worked opaque amber in rough dumbbell shape, ca. 2.5 x 2 x 2 cm 00201563 amber

 

5

 

 Pinites succinifer One bead carved from lemon colored amber, ca. 1.25 x 1.5 cm 00201564 amber

 

5

 

 Pinites succinifer One flat sample of amber marked in corner with number "4", ca. 4 x 2.5 x .25 cm 00201565 amber

 

5

 

 Pinites succinifer One tapered cylindrical piece of amber, unfinished pipe mouthpiece?, ca. 7 x 1 cm 00201566 amber

 

5

 

 Pinites succinifer Worked piece of amber, broken off handle (?), ca. 5 x 2 x 1.5 cm 00201567 amber

 

 

Box

Accession
Number

Genus

Specific Epithet

Description

Barcode

Common Name

General Comments

5

 

PinitessucciniferPendant worked from amber, loose diamond shape ca. 4 x 2.5 x 1 cm00201568amber

 

5

 

PinitessucciniferTwo pieces of flat polished amber, ca. 2 x 2.5 x .5 cm and 2.5 x 2.5 x .5 cm 00201569amber

 
5

 

 Pinites succinifer Two mouthpieces with metal fitting at end, one previously broken and repaired, the other missing the tip of the mouthpiece, ca. 10.5 x 1.5 cm and 7.5 x 1 cm 00201570 amber

 
5

 

 Pinites succinifer Two pieces of amber polished and shaped as domed ovals, ca. 2 x 1.25 x 1 cm and 2 x 1.5 x .75 cm 00201571 amber

 
5

 

 Pinites succinifer One dangling bauble chain with 4 amber beads: 3 small ca. .75 x .5 cm and one larger carved disc 1.75 x .5 cm 00201572 amber

 
5

 

 Pinites succinifer Five small pendants or charms carved from amber, ranging from ca. 2.5 x 1 x .5 cm to 1.5 x .5 x .5 cm 00201573 amber

 
5

 

 Pinites succinifer Three pieces: two beads with twist fitting for necklace clasp and one matching bead, ca. 1.5 x 1 cm each 00201574 amber

 
5

 

 Pinites succinifer One square edged pipe stem of very clear amber (amberoid?), ca. 8 x 2 x 1.5 cm 00201575 amber (amberoid?)

 
5

 

 Pinites succinifer Miscellaneous fragments of beads and raw amber, one half bead ca. 2.5 x 2 x 1 cm the rest small fragments 00201576 amber

 
5

 

 Pinites succinifer One triangular piece of raw amber, light and nearly opaque, ca. 4.5 x 3 x 2 cm 00201577 amber

 
5

 

 Pinites succinifer One beveled bead of very dark amber, ca. 1.25 x 1 cm 00201578 amber

 
5

 

 Pinites succinifer Six pieces of raw amber with light yellow translucent amber embedded in dark matrix, ranging from ca. 4 x 3.5 x 3 cm to 2 x 1.5 x 1 00201579 amber

 

 

Box

Accession
Number

Genus

Specific Epithet

Description

Barcode

Common Name

General Comments
5

 

 Pinites succinifer Two pieces of raw amber, broken pieces of one original pieces, ca. 3 x 2.5 x 1 cm and 3.5 x 3 x 1 cm 00201580 amber

 
5

 

 Pinites succinifer One piece of raw amber, ca. 4.5 x 3 x 1 cm 00201581 amber

 
5

 

PinitessucciniferOne piece of raw amber, ca. 2.5 x 1.75 x 1.5 cm00201582 amber

 

5

 

 PinitessucciniferOne piece of raw amber, ca. 3 x 2 x 1.25 cm00201583 amber

 
5

 

 PinitessucciniferOne piece of raw amber, dark color, ca. 2 x 1.5 x 1 cm00201584amber

 
5

 

 Pinitessuccinifer One piece of raw amber, medium to light color, ca. 2 x 1.5 x 1 cm00201585amber

 

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