def METHOD_NAME(self, name: str, clone: bool = True) -> SerialisedMaterial:
    """
    Get the named material from the material dictionary
    Parameters
    ----------
    name:
        The name of the material to retrieve from the dictionary
    clone:
        If True, get a clone (deepcopy) of the material, else get the actual material
        as stored in the material dictionary. By default True.
    Returns
    -------
    The requested material.
    """
    if clone:
        return copy.deepcopy(self._material_dict[name])
    else:
        return self._material_dict[name]