Medallion
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
Date
1878
Type
ART-Mixed Media
Medium
Medallion
Physical Description
Gold-plated souvenir medallion with ring for ribbon on the top. Front shows a scene of a balloon over Paris that is tethered to the ground. Labeled 'Panorama de Paris / 1878.' Reverse says 'Souvenir / de mon Ascension / dans / le Grand Ballon Captif / a Vapeur / de Mr. Henry Giffard'.
Dimensions
Overall: (Dia. x H with Ring x Depth): 5.1 × 6.7 × 8cm (2 × 2 5/8 × 3 3/16 in.)
Inventory Number
A20140372000
Credit Line
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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