Accession No

6698

Brief Description

Lunar (moon) relief model in plaster, after Fr. S. Archenhold, by Verlag der Treptow-Sternwarte, German, 1899

Origin

Germany; Berlin

Maker

Treptow-Sternwarte [maker] Archenhold, S. [cartographer]

Class

astronomy

Earliest Date

1899

Latest Date

1899

Inscription Date

1899

Material

Plaster; wood; velvet; metal (brass); paper

Dimensions

Diameter: moon c.10 cm; wooden base c.18.5 x 18.5 x 3 cm. Height: 5.5 cm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Nosbuch and Stucke Auction house, Fasanenstr. 28 10719, Berlin, Germany on 09/11/2018. Auction 14, Lot number 5.

Inscription

Mondmedaillon I von Eduard Lehr, Berlin/ Nach F. S. Archenhold

Description Notes

Lunar (moon) relief model in plaster, after Fr. S. Archenhold, by Verlag der Treptow-Sternwarte, German, 1899.

Moon relief model in plaster, showing section of the moon's surface, mounted on wooden base which is covered in Blue velvet and has brass fixings on each corner,a metal hanging hook on its reverse and paper covering the back of the base.

Signed: "Mondmedallion I von Eduard Lehr, Berlin/ Nach F.S. Archenhold".

Diameter moon c. 10cm, wooden base c. 18.5 x 18.5 x 3 cm

"Mc 3,50" written in pencil on paper backing top right corner, and "56" written in pencil on bottom right corner.

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