Mirrors and Glass: Old Mirror Surfaces Become Cloudy

An aged, old mirror. The silver backing of the mirror surface has partially oxidized and peeled off, showing irregular dark spots and haziness, reflecting images with a faint grey tint and distortion; the corners of the wooden or gold frame are worn. It leans on a mantelpiece or directly against a wall on the floor, not hung. Because the mirror surface is unclear, it reflects light and blurry forms rather than clear images. Avoid: using a brand new, clear mirror, using artificially aged antique mirrors, making the mirror into a large mirror wall, using cut and pasted decorative mirrors.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一面有年代的舊鏡子。鏡面的背銀已經局部氧化剝落,出現不規則的暗斑與霧化,反射出來的影像帶著淡淡的灰與變形;木框或金框的邊角有磨損。它靠在壁爐台上或直接倚著牆放在地上,不掛上去。因為鏡面不清晰,它反射的是光與模糊的形體而不是清楚的影像。避免:使用全新清晰的鏡子、使用人工做舊的仿古鏡、把鏡子做成大面積的鏡牆、使用切割拼貼的裝飾鏡。