Material List

To ensure consistency, these terms for material have been taken from the Getty AAT. Due to the breadth of material types within the collections, only the broadest terms have been added to this local list.

Material Terms

canvas
cardboard
ceramic
clay
cotton
glass
gouache
gum arabic
ink
lace
latex
linen
metal
oil paint
paper
papyrus
pencil
plastic
resin
silicon
silk
velum
watercolour
wax
wood
wool