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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, Miniature Physical Description Circular miniature painting on paper in a gilded wood frame. Scene of a Montgolfier hot air balloon decorated in the manner of the balloon flown from the Chateau de la Muette on November 21, 1783, aloft over water with observers watching from the ground. Hook for hanging nailed to the top of the back of the frame. The back is lined with textile. Dimensions Overall (Dia. x Depth): 10.3 × 1cm (4 1/16 × 3/8 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140441000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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