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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

Date

c. 1888

Type

ART-Paintings

Medium

Painting, Oil on Wood Panel

Artist

J. Sheppard

Physical Description

Oil painting of a balloon ascending over Ipswich Park as part of the celebration in honor of the opening of the park. Large group of spectators has gathered to watch the ascension. Balloon is marked 'CLIPS.'

Dimensions

2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 44.1 × 54.3 × 5.1cm (17 3/8 in. × 21 3/8 in. × 2 in.)

Inventory Number

A20140918000

Credit Line

Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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