Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Type
ART-Drawings
Medium
Drawing, Ink on Paper
Physical Description
Ink drawings of Garnerin's parachute, Mr. Cocking's parachute, Mr. Hampton's parachute, and a watercolor of Graham's balloon. Garnerin's parachute and Mr. Cocking's parachute are on one side of the page, and Mr. Hampton's parachute and Graham's balloon are on the opposite side. The image of Graham's balloon was done in watercolor on a separate page, and has been pasted onto the paper with the ink drawings. Writing is on the reverse of the paper with the image of Graham's balloon, but it is inaccessible.
Dimensions
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 24.4 × 18.4cm (9 5/8 × 7 1/4 in.)
Inventory Number
A20140934000
Credit Line
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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