http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/965103/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=B35713C00E1B1CCAB8BE72741B0FE1A8Folding fan depicting scenes from the history of ballooningabout 1785Reformed protein [molded horn] sticks and skin leaf painted with gouacheSingle skin leaf. Scenes of balloons and balloonists. Obverse: 3 vignettes, crowds, townscapes, balloons (Rozier's balloon of first ascent, November 21, 1783, center); decorative panels with portraits (Guyton de Morveau, Joseph Montgolfier, Marquis d'Arlandes) beween and to sides, decorative borders. Reverse: 3 simple vignettes, panels with balloons in medallions between and to sides. Gilt paper binding. Horn sticks with ballooning scene center blades, portraits (Jean Pierre Blanchard, Jean François Pilâtre de Rozier) (obverse) and ballooning (reverse) medallions on guards. Diamond paste studs in rivet, brass ring.Costumes26.6000000000 Centimeterhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/123724;jsessionid=B35713C00E1B1CCAB8BE72741B0FE1A8