“Clouds in a Bag” exhibition

Smithsonian Institution
January 24, 2017
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painted fan showing hot air balloon
Smithsonian Institution

This fan from the Kendall Collection was produced by the Duvelleroy Company in about 1900. It shows ascents by J.B. Blanchard (right) and J.A.C. Charles, with fashionable ladies and gentlemen watching a passing balloon through a mica window. The sticks are gilded Ivory. A tiny opera glass is mounted where the sticks connect.