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.

1) Wood

• A long, flat plank of sawed lumber.

3) A stiff paper product greater than 0.012 inches in thickness. Examples are Paperboard, Bristol board, Illustration board, Academy board, and Cardboard.

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