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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
Country of Origin France Type ART-Miscellaneous Medium Fan, Folding Physical Description Folding hand fan with paper leaf and wood sticks. Sticks are possibly made of mahogany. Guard sticks and head have bone inlay in the edges. Something is handwritten in ink on the second stick from the left side when viewing the fan from the front. The front of the leaf has a printed design of three ballooning scenes embellished and colored with hand painting. The scenes show the flight of J.A.C. Charles and M.N. Robert from the Tuilleries, December 1, 1783. Fan shows balloon taking off, flying over the Tuileries Palace, and landing. Each scene is bordered with silver sequins. The reverse is printed with the music and four verses for 'Le Globe des Thuilleries, Où le Char Volant sur l'Air l'amitié vive et pure.' Dimensions Open: 26.7 × 45.7 × 2.2cm (10 1/2 in. × 18 in. × 7/8 in.)
Closed: 26.7 × 3.2 × 2.5cm (10 1/2 in. × 1 1/4 in. × 1 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140427000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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