File:Bandbox And Lid, Clayton's Ascent, 1835–40 (CH 18190473).jpg
From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Size of this preview: 668 × 599 pixels. Other resolutions: 268 × 240 pixels | 535 × 480 pixels | 856 × 768 pixels | 1,142 × 1,024 pixels | 2,283 × 2,048 pixels | 4,095 × 3,673 pixels.
Original file (4,095 × 3,673 pixels, file size: 12.15 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
File information
Structured data
Captions
Summary[edit]
English: Bandbox And Lid, Clayton's Ascent, 1835–40 ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Artist |
Unknown artistUnknown artist |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title |
English: Bandbox And Lid, Clayton's Ascent, 1835–40 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English: Box shows houses and trees, with a hot air balloon; legend: "Clayton's Ascent." Lid features legend: "A Peep at the Moon." A telescope, attached to a skeleton framework, is focused on the moon. Life on the moon is plainly visible. Three aeronautical figures with wings are engaged in temporal pursuits. A lamb appears in the foreground with palm trees and volcano in the background. Printed in pink, white and green on a cream field. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | 1835–40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | block printed on handmade paper, pasteboard support | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | H x W x D: 47.5 x 38 x 30cm (18 11/16 x 14 15/16 x 11 13/16in.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q1129820 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current location |
Wallcoverings |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accession number |
1917-36-2-a,b |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit line | Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | Catalog Photo |
Licensing[edit]
This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details. |
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
current | 03:34, 25 November 2017 | 4,095 × 3,673 (12.15 MB) | Fæ (talk | contribs) | Cooper-Hewitt 268.5 18190473 |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
The following page uses this file: