Looking Glass
circa 1750
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Looking Glass, circa 1750. Rosewood, 43 1/2 × 21 3/4 in. (110.5 × 55.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund, 14.598. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Title
Looking Glass
Date
circa 1750
Medium
Rosewood
Classification
Dimensions
43 1/2 × 21 3/4 in. (110.5 × 55.2 cm)
Credit Line
Henry L. Batterman Fund
Accession Number
14.598
Frequent Art Questions
When was the first mirror invented and what was it made out of?
This comes from the National Center for Biotechnology Information from the US National Library: "The earliest known manufactured mirrors (approximately 8000 years old) have been found in Anatolia (south central modern-day Turkey). These were made from obsidian (volcanic glass), had a convex surface and remarkably good optical quality. Mirrors from more recent periods have been found both in Egypt and Mesopotamia and still later in China and in the New World. In each of these areas, mirrors were in use by approximately 2000 BC or 4000 years ago."
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