• Box, Snuff
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    Wood snuff box with ballooning scene painted on the lid that may be a depiction of the Charles and Robert flight on December 1, 1783. Portraits in profile are painted on the bottom labeled 'J.M. et Et. de. Montgolfier.' Interior is lined with tortoiseshell. Edges of the lid and base are lined in silver.

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Vanessa Nagengast

Date Created

05/05/2015

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National Air and Space Museum, S

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