Object Details
- Physical Description
- Gold-plated souvenir medallion with ring for ribbon on the top. Front shows a scene of a balloon over Paris that is tethered to the ground. Labeled 'Panorama de Paris / 1878.' Reverse says 'Souvenir / de mon Ascension / dans / le Grand Ballon Captif / a Vapeur / de Mr. Henry Giffard'.
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Date
- 1878
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
- Medium
- Medallion
- Dimensions
- Overall: (Dia. x H with Ring x Depth): 5.1 × 6.7 × 8cm (2 × 2 5/8 × 3 3/16 in.)
- Type
- ART-Mixed Media
