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A Claude glass (or black mirror) is a small mirror, slightly convex in shape, with its surface tinted a dark colour. Bound up like a pocket-book or in a carrying case, Claude glasses were used by artists, travelers and connoisseurs of landscape and landscape painting.

Claude glass - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Small mirror used to view landscape "Black mirrors" redirects here. For the band, see Black Mirrors . For other uses, see Black Mirror (disambiguation) . Claude Lorrain mirror in shark skin case. A Claude glass (or black mirror ) is a small mirror, slightly convex in shape, with its surface tinted a dark colour. Bound up like a pocket-book or in a carrying case, Claude glasses were used by artists, travelers and connoisseurs of landscape and landscape painting . Claude glasses have the effect of reducing and simplif

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