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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
Type ART-Paintings Medium Painting, Gouache on Ivory, Miniature in Case Physical Description Circular miniature painting on ivory of the flight of the Montgolfier balloon carrying the animals aloft in September 1783. The balloon is shown shortly after takeoff. Painting is in a hinged tortoiseshell case, which is edged in silver. Dimensions Overall (Closed): 7.3 × 7 × 1cm (2 7/8 × 2 3/4 × 3/8 in.)
 Inventory Number A20141004000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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