Total Lunar Eclipse from Austrian Journal of Popular Astronomy, c.1876 unusual sculptural pitcher 7 7/8" tall x 7"

7 7/8" tall x 7" wide x 3/8" thick

a couple of hairline cracks in the lacquer close to the hinges

a brilliant secret hiding place

All the other parts are here (excepting a tassel which would once have hung from his fez) and he'll slide along the string if actively pulled

Total Lunar Eclipse from Austrian Journal of Popular Astronomy, c.1876 unusual sculptural pitcher 7 7/8" tall x 7"This spectacularly gorgeous image portrays a total lunar eclipse which occurred June, 1863. It is an antique book page from a volume of Zeitschrift fr populre Astronomi (Journal of Popular Astronomy) published by Lith Anst, Graz, c. 1876. The image itself was created by Ernest Matthey Guenet, who I have found some mentions of but not much about. I know very little about astronomy, and lunar phenomenon specifically, but I could stare at this all day