Board

Oil on board
MFA# 2000.688

Description

A man-made, flat, thin, stiff material that is typically is longer than it is wide. Commonly used in construction and packaging, boards were originally composed of wood. Currently, a wide variety of less expensive materials are used to provide specific properties and surfaces. Thus, this website provides further information as well as many comparative tables for each board type.

• Wood and/or wood products (pieces, chips, sawdust, etc.): Plywood, Particle board, Fiberboard, Hardboard, pegboard, strandboard, MDF, chipboard, glulam
• Paper and/or paper waste: Paperboard, Bristol board, Illustration board, Academy board, Pasteboard, Cardboard, Corrugated board, Millboard, Waferboard
• Gypsum and or cement: Wallboard, Gypsum board, Sheetrock, rock lath, Drywall, Asbestos board
• Metal sheets: Sheet metal, Aluminum, Steel
• Polymers: PVC, Polyethylene, Acrylic, Polycarbonate
• Composites: Foamboards, Honeycomb board, Laminate

Watercolor on board
MFA# 48.795

Synonyms and Related Terms

boards; plank, panel; planche (Fr.); panneau (Fr.); tabla (Esp.); panel (Esp.); tavola (It.)

Resources and Citations

• Wikipedia: Board Accessed Nov.2024
• The Dictionary of Paper, American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980
• E.J.LaBarre, Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Paper and Paper-making, Swets & Zeitlinger, Amsterdam, 1969
• Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
• Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982