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
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
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