Designs for Top and Four Sides of a Snuffbox with Scenes depicting the Ascent of a Hot Air Balloon
Object type: Drawing Ornament & Architecture
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Anonymous, French, 18th century
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1784–89
Medium: Gouache
Dimensions: 1: 1 x 3 5/16 in. (2.5 x 8.4 cm)
2: 31/32 x 2 3/8 in. (2.4 c 6.0 cm)
3: 1 x 3 5/16 in. (2.5 x 8.4 cm)
4: 1 x 2 3/8 in. (2.5 x 6.0 cm)
5: 2 1/2 x 3 7/16 in. (6.4 x 8.7 cm)
Classification: Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1965
Accession year: 1965
Tags: Spectators|Crowd|Hot Air Balloons|Horses