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Object Details
Type ART-Prints, Original Medium Print, Lithograph on Paper, Uncolored Physical Description Uncolored lithograph of Mrs. Margaret Graham, Mrs. W.H. Adams, and Miss Dean ascending in the Royal Victoria Balloon from the Mermaid tea gardens on August 9, 1837. Margaret Graham (1804-1880) was billed as the first English female aeronaut. The three women ascended without men. The scene shows the balloon over roughly sketched trees and greenery. The women are waving from the gondola. 'Printed by W. Clerk, 202 High Helborn.' Dimensions Mat: 35.6 × 27.9cm (14 × 11 in.)
Unmatted: 27.9 × 21cm (11 in. × 8 1/4 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140523000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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