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
Date
July 8, 1838
Type
ART-Prints, Original
Medium
Print, Wood Engraving on Paper, Uncolored
Physical Description
Uncolored wood engraving of a scene from Queen Victoria's Coronation Fair in Hyde Park, from the Sunday, July 18, 1837 edition of the London Times. The coronation fair took place a few weeks before on June 28, 1837. The scene shows a large crowd in front of tents, with three balloons in the sky. Charles Green and his wife ascended at 5PM at the fair and landed near Fulbourn. Text from different articles is on the reverse.
Dimensions
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 27.9 × 39.7cm (11 in. × 15 5/8 in.)
Inventory Number
A20140738000
Credit Line
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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