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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. 1835

Type

ART-Miscellaneous

Medium

Plate, Soup

Artist

P. Roissy

Physical Description

Ceramic soup plate with a hand-painted scene of a balloon ascension over trees and a castle. Banner with inscription above the image: "Pilatre de Rozier 20 Novembre 1793."

Dimensions

Overall: 24.1 × 24.1 × 2.5cm (9 1/2 in. × 9 1/2 in. × 1 in.)

Inventory Number

A20141028000

Credit Line

Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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