What color is a mirror? It’s a very interesting little educational article I found by accident on YouTube. I disbelieve their assertion about “green” for mirrors, feeling it to be caused by the composition of the glass made to make the mirror (look at the glass edge on and it looks green), but other than that the information is quite good.
About Susan
I am a woman of strong opinion. You can listen or not, but I expect everyone to play nice and respect everyone else's right to have their own opinions. I was never much of a diarist, and I plan for this to be less about my life and more about my observations and information sharing. So let's not call this a "blog," which is a word I find a bit repellent.
I thought it was backed by silver, but that may have been in medieval times.
They’ve been backed by silver, quicksilver (mercury), silver paint, and many other materials.