Balloon Ascension

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Object Details

Physical Description

Japanese woodcut print showing the preparations for a balloon launch. A crowd in Western clothing is putting the balloon into position in a field. This print may depict the events leading up to the flights of T.S.C. Lowe and William Paullin in celebration of the visit of the Japanese Embassy to Philadelphia on June 14, 1860.

The print is a duplicate of the center panel A20140976000.

Credit Line

Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

Inventory Number

A20140965000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

ART-Prints, Original

Medium

Print, Woodcut on Paper, Colored

Dimensions

2-D - Unframed (H x W): 36.5 × 24.8cm (14 3/8 × 9 3/4 in.)

Country of Origin

Japan

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9018505b4-9d48-413f-bf55-d8c61b94e030

Record ID

nasm_A20140965000