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: dlridings at gmail.com (Daniel Ridings)
Date: Fri Oct 28 12:52:17 2005
References: <a8bb0341fd6f8da6dad4ab5a45649904@paulhardycarter.com> <BF87C045.76F4%bdcolen@comcast.net>

Here in Sweden we stick to the mother tongue:

Matt = passepartout :-)

Daniel

On 10/28/05, B. D. Colen <bdcolen@comcast.net> wrote:
> 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.
> >
> > *******
> > Paul Hardy Carter
> > www.paulhardycarter.com
> > *******
> >
> >
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In reply to: Message from paul at paulhardycarter.com (PHC) ([Leica] How are folks handling non-standard matting issues?)
Message from bdcolen at comcast.net (B. D. Colen) ([Leica] How are folks handling non-standard matting issues?)