Plate, Soup
Object Details
- Physical Description
- Ceramic soup plate with a hand-painted scene of a balloon with sails aloft. A cannon is in the rear of the gondola, which is shown being fired. Gilded decorations around the central image. Banner with inscription above the image: "Expérience aérostatique par le Dr. Jonnatham, au village de Dessessebrugue, pays de galles le 22 Décembre 1783."
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Inventory Number
- A20141027000
- Artist
- J. Siquier
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- ART-Miscellaneous
- Medium
- Plate, Soup
- Dimensions
- Overall: 23.5 × 23.5 × 2.5cm (9 1/4 in. × 9 1/4 in. × 1 in.)
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
- Display Area
- Hangar Overlook
- Record ID
- nasm_A20141027000
