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This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Date c. 1850-1880 Country of Origin Japan Type ART-Prints, Original Medium Print, Woodcut on Paper, Colored Physical Description Japanese woodcut print of balloon ascensions near a harbor. Right panel, one of three. This panel shows a large cart surrounded by a crowd of people in Western dress. This is almost certainly a second print (see A20140969000 through A20140971000) showing the scene in Philadelphia on July 14, 1860 when T.S.C. Lowe and William Paulin flew for the visiting Japanese Embassy. The large structure sitting on the wheeled vehicle may be the artist's interpretation of the enclosed basket of Lowe's Great Western balloon, which was being exhibited in Philadelphia at that time. A20140975000 is the left panel of the scene, A20140976000 is the center panel. Dimensions 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 36.8 × 24.8cm (14 1/2 × 9 3/4 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140977000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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