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Panel (Furnishing Fabric), Nantes, c. 1785. Creator: UnknownPanel (Furnishing Fabric), Nantes, c. 1785. Floral print with hot air balloon motif
Snuff box with ballooning scene, late 18th century. Creator: AubertSnuff box with ballooning scene, late 18th century. The scene represents the launch of the first small Charliere gas balloon from the Champ de Mars in Paris, 27 August 1783
Dance card case and ivory cards, late 18th century. Creator: UnknownDance card case and ivory cards, late 18th century. Carnets de bal or dance cards were used at formal balls by ladies to record the names of the gentlemen with whom they intended to dance
Needle case with ballooning scenes, late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: UnknownNeedle case with ballooning scenes, late 18th-early 19th century. The first successful flights in hot air balloons in the 1780s triggered a craze for ballooniana. Enameled brass needle case with lid
Box with scene showing Claytons Ascent, after 1835. Creator: UnknownBox with scene showing Claytons Ascent, after 1835. Oval-shaped, pasteboard bandbox covered in paper block-printed with distemper, commemorating Richard Clayton, pioneering midwestern aeronaut
A French faience plate depicting Jean-Pierre Blanchards balloon trip. Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753-1809) was a French inventor, most remembered as a pioneer in aviation and ballooning
A French faience plate with aeronauts with flags, 1785. A popular painted scene was the Charles and Robert balloon, Globe