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

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