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
Country of Origin
France
Type
ART-Fabric/Textile
Medium
Tapestry
Artist
Mathieu Mategot
Physical Description
Man's First Step On The Moon. The wool tapestry was woven by Pinton Freres of Aubusson, France, a center of tapestry manufacture since medieval times. The work is an example of the 20th-century renaissance of tapestry as an art form.
Dimensions
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 398.8 x 307.3cm (13 ft. 1 in. x 10 ft. 1 in.)
Inventory Number
A19740187000
Credit Line
Gift of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Republic of France
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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