shrine to the prophet of americana

wineglass engraved with a guillotine, 1793, probably english. housed at corning museum of glass, corning, ny.

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wineglass engraved with a guillotine, 1793, probably english. housed at corning museum of glass, corning, ny.

Wait what

i work in museums in new york state and…. yeah. they have a helicopter. and like a bazillion dollar budget. p sure its bc of all those viral glassblowing videos

Seriously? That place was the worst exhibit curation and layout I’d ever seen, there was a linear natural path but exhibits invoked terms and concepts that wouldn’t be explained until much further along or in spurs it was easy to miss.