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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A reproductive process primarily used for photographs from the 1880s to the 1950s. A relief halftone block is prepared by printing a screened negative face down on a copperplate coated with [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=fish%20glue fish glue]. The unexposed areas remain soluble after development and are washed away, then the plate is acid etched.
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A reproductive process primarily used for photographs from the 1880s to the 1950s. A relief halftone block is prepared by printing a screened negative face down on a copperplate coated with [[fish%20glue|fish glue]]. The unexposed areas remain soluble after development and are washed away, then the plate is acid etched.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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color relief halftone; block process
 
color relief halftone; block process
  
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
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== Authority ==
 
  
 
* Luis Nadeau, ''Encyclopedia of Printing, Photographic, and Photomechanical Processes'', Atelier, New Brunswick, 1997
 
* Luis Nadeau, ''Encyclopedia of Printing, Photographic, and Photomechanical Processes'', Atelier, New Brunswick, 1997

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Relief halftone
MFA# 2003.830

Description

Relief halftone
MFA# 2001.295
Relief halftone detail
MFA# 2001.295

A reproductive process primarily used for photographs from the 1880s to the 1950s. A relief halftone block is prepared by printing a screened negative face down on a copperplate coated with Fish glue. The unexposed areas remain soluble after development and are washed away, then the plate is acid etched.

Synonyms and Related Terms

color relief halftone; block process

Resources and Citations

  • Luis Nadeau, Encyclopedia of Printing, Photographic, and Photomechanical Processes, Atelier, New Brunswick, 1997
  • B. Gascoigne, How to Identify Prints, Thames & Hudson, London, 2004