This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Date
c. 1896
Type
ART-Miscellaneous
Medium
Toy Lantern Envelope
Physical Description
Envelope for a set of paper lanterns. Lanterns are meant to be lit, which would cause them to ascend. Sparks would then come from the paper caused by the aluminum paint printed onto the lantern. Bottom of the envelope states that it originally held a set of ten lanterns, but only three lanterns are left. The image and text on the front of the envelope is very similar to the front of the lanterns. Copyright September 1896.
Dimensions
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 17.1 × 10.2cm (6 3/4 in. × 4 in.)
Inventory Number
A20140910000
Credit Line
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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