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Display Status

This object is on display in Restoration Hangar Overlook at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

Restoration Hangar Overlook

Object Details

Type

ART-Miscellaneous

Medium

Box, Ceramic

Physical Description

Ceramic box with hinged lid, for jewelry or other small items. Lid and lip of base edged in silver. Hinge also made of silver. Lid is hand painted with a scene of a balloon and gondola in the sky with two people in the gondola attempting to row the balloon. "Blanchard 1816" is painted under the gondola. The sides and interior of the box are decorated with a fern motif.

Dimensions

Overall: 10.6 × 5.7 × 9.2cm (4 3/16 × 2 1/4 × 3 5/8 in.)

Inventory Number

A20140449000

Credit Line

Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Restrictions & Rights

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