Summary
Other Name(s): Spanish Soil
Spanish earth, collected in Spain in 1885 by Mr Joseph Bosisto, a Victorian Commissioner to the 1885 Calcutta Exhibition, and donated to Museum Victoria by him two years later.
Spanish earth, similar to 'Fuller's Earth', comes from the wine-growing district of Spain. Spanish earth is a clay used for 'fining' sherries and other wines, obtained from near Xerez, the centre of the sherry-growing districts of south west Spain. Isinglass and the white of eggs are also used for this purpose.
Physical Description
Grey, small lumps of clay.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Joseph Bosisto - Victorian Commissioners to the 1885 Calcutta Exhibition, 1887
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Classification
Agriculture & rural life, Viticulture & wine making, Soil samples
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Keywords
Beverages, Soils, Viticulture, Exhibitions: Calcutta International, 1885