Balloon Ascension
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Print, Woodcut on Paper, Colored, BALLOON ASCENSION
Japanese woodcut print showing the preparations for a balloon launch. A crowd in Western clothing is putting the balloon into position in a field. This print may depict the events leading up to the flights of T.S.C. Lowe and William Paullin in celebration of the visit of the Japanese Embassy to Philadelphia on June 14, 1860. The print is a duplicate of the center panel A20140976000.
Usage Conditions Apply
There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page.
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu
Print, Woodcut on Paper, Colored, BALLOON ASCENSION
Japanese woodcut print showing the preparations for a balloon launch. A crowd in Western clothing is putting the balloon into position in a field. This print may depict the events leading up to the flights of T.S.C. Lowe and William Paullin in celebration of the visit of the Japanese Embassy to Philadelphia on June 14, 1860. The print is a duplicate of the center panel A20140976000.
Display Status:
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
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Inventory Number
A20140965000
Physical Description
Japanese woodcut print showing the preparations for a balloon launch. A crowd in Western clothing is putting the balloon into position in a field. This print may depict the events leading up to the flights of T.S.C. Lowe and William Paullin in celebration of the visit of the Japanese Embassy to Philadelphia on June 14, 1860.
The print is a duplicate of the center panel A20140976000.
Credit Line
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Country of Origin
Japan
Medium
Print, Woodcut on Paper, Colored
Dimensions
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 36.5 × 24.8cm (14 3/8 × 9 3/4 in.)
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions applyFor more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use.
Type
ART-Prints, Original