Medium:

Table, Patio

Dimensions:

Table: 48.6 × 48.6 × 55.9cm (19 1/8 × 19 1/8 × 22 in.)

Storage (Aluminum pallet storage): 152.4 × 121.9 × 78.7cm, 83.9kg (60 × 48 × 31 in., 185lb.)

Type:

ART-Paintings

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Physical Description:

One of a pair of patio tables (other is A20141040000). Top consists of nine hand-painted ceramic ballooning tiles set into concrete. Slab is set into a metal table frame that has been painted white.

Each tile shows an image of a balloon aloft with a caption below:

Top left: Ballon De Lana 1670

Top Center: Le Comte D'Artois 1780

Top Right: 1782 Vaisseao Volant de Blanchard

Middle Left: Expérience D'Un Dirigeable 1782

Middle Center: Robertson 1783

Middle Right: 1er Essaie D'Un Navire Aérien 1783

Bottom Left: 1er Essaie D'Un Navire Aèrien 1783

Bottom Center: Montgolfiere Flesselle 1783

Bottom Right: Expérience de Daghen (Degan)1784

Credit Line:

Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

Inventory Number:

A20141041000

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv96ed57730-6836-4945-9828-c55e7a94eecd

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A20141041000