Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > ******* > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >