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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, Patch

Physical Description

An oval-shaped, battersea enamel patch box. A transfer print of a scene of a Rozièr balloon over water appears on the hinged lid. The scene probably represents the fatal attempt to fly the English Channel from east to west, 15 June 1785.

Dimensions

Overall: 7 × 1.9 × 3.5cm (2 3/4 × 3/4 × 1 3/8 in.)

Inventory Number

A20140431000

Credit Line

Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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