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Clayton's Ascent

Unknown1835–40

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

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.

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  • Title: Clayton's Ascent
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1835–40
  • Physical Dimensions: w380 x h475 x d300 cm
  • Type: Bandbox and lid
  • Rights: Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
  • Medium: Block-printed on handmade paper, pasteboard support
  • Provenance: From the Alexander Wilson Drake Collection. Drake Number: 232.
  • Exhibitions: Exhibition: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, S.I., "More than Meets the Eye", Nov. 15, 1977 - March 15, 1978.
  • Dimensions: H x W x D: 47.5 x 38 x 30cm (18 11/16 x 14 15/16 x 11 13/16in.)
  • Bibliography: Reproduced: Americas' Arts and Skills, [Life Magazine], E. P. Dutton, New York, 1957, p. 80.
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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