Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Furnishings (hierarchy name)
5. furnishings (works)
6. [furnishings by form or function]

Narrower term/s

• looking glasses
• [mirrors by form][+]
  • flat mirrors
  • hand mirrors
  • magic mirrors
  • curved mirrors [+]
    • convex mirrors
    • burning mirrors
    • concave mirrors
  • [mirrors by form of frame] [+]
    • girandole mirrors
    • cheval glasses
    • bilbao mirrors
    • architectural mirrors
    • Constitution mirrors
  • obsidian mirrors
• [mirrors by location or context][+]
  • dressing glasses
  • wall mirrors [+]
    • overmantel mirrors
    • pier glasses (wall mirrors)
    • hall mirrors
  • pocket mirrors
  • restelli
  • mouth mirror [NP]
• Claude glasses [NP]

Anotations

Scope note:

Objects with a highly polished surface, designed to reflect images clearly. The surface is typically smooth, flat, or sometimes slightly curved, made of polished metal in ancient and medieval times, but later usually of glass with a reflective coating on one side.