The Great Montgofier or Fire Balloon

Lithograph of the Great Montgofier over a lake with a large crowd standing on

the shoreline.

 

Title

The Great Montgofier or Fire Balloon

 

Publication_Date

1838

 

Event_Date

5/24/1838

 

Location

Surry Zoological Gardens, London

 

Language

en

 

Type

Lithograph

 

Medium

Art on Paper

 

Size

25.1 x 17.4 cm

 

Material_Description

CONDITION: Hand-colored lithograph, 25.1 x 17.4 cm. Paper is machine made, wove. The media is black lithography ink and water color. Object is mounted overall to acidic bPRINTn card. Annotations include the number 43 in the top left corner of the secondary support. There is a note clipped to the top top the secondary support with the title and date. There is surface dirt and grime, ink smudges, stains at the top edge and bottom left corner, bPRINTn stain in the lower right quadrant of the image.TREATMENT: Full treatment - see treatment worksheet in the treatment documentation file of Preservation Services. Included cleaning, backing removal, humidification and flattening, further local treatment.TREATMENT LEVEL: paper - 1 sheetENCLOSURE: Poly folder (self-locking)

 

Copyright

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