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The frame's quiet bodyguard, keeping art from kissing glass and fogging up.
means A border or sheet of material placed between artwork and its frame (or glass) to protect the piece and set it off visually.
from From 'mat/matte,' tracing back through French 'natte' to Latin 'matta,' meaning a woven rush mat or coarse covering — the same root that gives us floor mats. The woven-floor-covering sense came first; the framing sense borrowed the word because the flat board surrounding a picture resembled a mat laid down around something precious.
- core function
- Creates air gap so moisture cant warp artwork
- acid-free matters
- cheap mats yellow and burn paper over decades
- bevel cut
- angled edge throws a tiny shadow, adds depth
- double matting
- two layers stacked for a thin color accent line