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Glass Clover

Glass Clover

When wine dries on glass, its sugars and acids crystallize, forming birefringent structures that glow in polarized light. What’s left by evaporation looks like a glass flower, with fractured petals catching the last traces of light at the bottom of a bottle.

Size8 × 8 in
Options

$30

Magnification
100⨉
Technique
Cross-polarized Light
Detail
Red Wine Crystals