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The moon, our closest celestial neighbor, has long been of interest to scientists and artists alike. This etched wineglass shows two eighteenth-century gentlemen, identified by their wigs, studying the heavens with books and scientific instruments.
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Title: Wineglass
Date: ca. 1730
Culture: German, Thuringia
Medium: Glass
Dimensions: Overall: 6 × 2 5/8 in. (15.2 × 6.7 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Munsey Fund, 1927
Object Number: 27.185.161
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