Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/28

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Subject: [Leica] How are folks handling non-standard matting issues?
From: bdcolen at comcast.net (B. D. Colen)
Date: Fri Oct 28 08:47:39 2005

You are indeed short changing people, Paul. A matted print is a print in
what you would call a "window mount," a paper frame, if you will. What you
are sending people is simply a backed, or dry mount print.


On 10/28/05 7:35 AM, "PHC" <paul@paulhardycarter.com> wrote:

> Mats?
> 
> I'm a Brit, and this is something that has always confused me but which
> I've never clarified before, so here's my chance. For me, you see, a
> mat is something you tread on when you come in through the door.
> 
> I've always assumed that an American mat is what we would call a mount
> - is that correct? In other words it's the piece of card onto which one
> would stick a print.
> 
> Then there is often the "window mount" which is usually a higher
> quality card with a window cut into it, usually at an angle of 45deg.
> Is this part of the mat too?
> 
> When I've sold "matted prints" to US types before they always get the
> print dry-mounted onto card, but not the window mount. Am I
> short-changing people? Am I making sense?
> 
> Help out a confused innocent...
> 
> P.
> 
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> 
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