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This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Type ART-Prints, Original Medium Print, Steel Engraving on Paper, Uncolored Printmaker Achille Collas
 Physical Description Uncolored steel engraving of the front and reverse views of eight commemorative medals and coins. Some of the coins relate to ballooning. Numbers with the views appear to show which views are part of the same coin. This engraving was made using the machine invented by Achille Collas (1795-1859) that copied the relief and chiaroscuro of bas-relief objects onto engraved steel plates. Collas referred to these as 'numismatic engravings.' 'PL LIV. proccde de A. Collas.' Dimensions 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 38.7 × 27cm (15 1/4 × 10 5/8 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140722000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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