Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by composition]
6. combination inorganic/organic material
7. soil
8. [soil by composition or origin]
9. sand

Anotations

Scope note:

Sand devised to blot wet ink after writing, used until approximately the mid 1800s as an alternative to blotting paper. Applied from a small shaker pot or box to speed the drying process, the excess sand would then be shaken off.