Object Details
- Physical Description
- $25,000 illuminated check; Spirit of St. Louis depicted in upper left corner; American flag depicted in lower right corner. Laurel leaf in green borders outside edge of check; framed and encapsulated
- Summary
- This check was presented to Charles A. Lindbergh for completing the New York to Paris flight, May 1927.
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Designer
- Ames & Rollinson
- Other
- Bryant Park Bank
- Credit Line
- Gift of Orteig, Orteig, and Orteig
- Materials
- Check:
- Parchment Paper
- Ink
- Gold Leaf
- Frame:
- Glass
- Matte Board
- Wood
- Dimensions
- 3-D (Framed Check): 43.2 × 30.5 × 4.4cm (17 × 12 × 1 3/4 in.)
- Type
- MEMORABILIA-Events
