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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, Snuff

Physical Description

Round snuff box. Base and lid made of a single piece of cross-cut wood. Lid is inset with a balloon scene that is relief carved into a piece of vegetable or hippo ivory with green coloring. The scene shows a crowd on the ground observing a balloon in the sky. The scene is in a gold-colored metal frame. The interior of the box is lined with tortoise shell.

Dimensions

Overall (Dia. x W): 7.6 × 3.2cm (3 × 1 1/4 in.)

Inventory Number

A20140462000

Credit Line

Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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