Glossary of Art Terms. 2014.
Wet plate — (Photog.) A plate the film of which retains its sensitiveness only while wet. The film used in such plates is of collodion impregnated with bromides and iodides. Before exposure the plate is immersed in a solution of silver nitrate, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wet plate — noun : an iodized collodion coated photographic glass plate exposed while wet after sensitizing in a silver nitrate solution compare collodion process * * * wet plate noun (photography) A plate coated with collodion and sensitized with a salt of… … Useful english dictionary
wet plate process — wet collodion process, early photographic process in which a glass plate coated with an iodized collodion is dipped into a silver nitrate solution before use … English contemporary dictionary
wet plate process — a photographic process, in common use in the mid 19th century, employing a glass photographic plate coated with iodized collodion and dipped in a silver nitrate solution immediately before use. Also called wet collodion process, collodion process … Universalium
wet plate process — a photographic process, in common use in the mid 19th century, employing a glass photographic plate coated with iodized collodion and dipped in a silver nitrate solution immediately before use. Also called wet collodion process, collodion process … Useful english dictionary
wet plate — noun Photography a sensitized collodion plate exposed in the camera while the collodion is moist … English new terms dictionary
wet-plate process — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : an early collodion process … Useful english dictionary
Collodion — is a flammable, syrupy solution of pyroxylin (a.k.a. nitrocellulose , cellulose nitrate , flash paper , and gun cotton ) in ether and alcohol. There are two basic types; flexible and non flexible. The flexible type is often used as a surgical… … Wikipedia
Collodion process — An old deteriorated wet plate featuring Theodore Roosevelt The collodion process is an early photographic process. It was introduced in the 1850s and by the end of that decade it had almost entirely replaced the first practical photographic… … Wikipedia
wet collodion process — wet plate process, early photographic process in which a glass plate coated with an iodized collodion is dipped into a silver nitrate solution before use … English contemporary dictionary
