Object Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
"Ballon dirigeable de Dupuy de Lome, / a Moteur Humain 2 Fevrier 1872" |
Object Name |
Painting |
Object ID |
96:17.524 |
Description |
Hand painted postcard. Front: Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of the Dupuy de Lôme airship designed by French naval architect Henri Dupuy de Lôme (1816-1885). One of the first navigable balloons, the Dupuy de Lôme was powered by a crank operated by 4 or 8 individuals with speeds between 9 and 11 km/h. This postcard is part of a set originally collected in a scrapbook entitled Album Gravures et Cartes-Postales: Vieux Paris Types Petits Métiers et Cris De La Rue (1909). Verso: Addressed to (stamped): "Monsieur Louis DASPET / 177, Rue Saint-Honore, 177 / PARIS"; correspondance (handwritten): "Octobre 1909 / aquarelle / carte originale / aerostation" (October 1909 / watercolor / original card / ballooning) |
Date |
1909 |
Dimensions |
H-5.5 W-3.5 inches |
Material |
Paper, Watercolor, Ink |
Medium |
Watercolor Paint |
Search Terms |
Aeronautics Airships Dupuy de Lôme, M. (Stanislas Charles Henri Laurent), 1816-1885 Flight France Molynk, A. Postcards Watercolor Painting |
Provenance |
231 of 264 hand painted postcards and 7 larger engravings, originally compiled in a scrapbook entitled: "Album Gavures et Cartes-Postales: Viex Paris Types Petites Metiers et Cris De La Rue" Donald and Mildred Othmer purchased the book for 2500 Francs. The book was bequeathed to the Chemical Heritage Foundation. |