On the wing, a frieze of orange spirals and manganese thread.
18th century.
Diameter: 21.8 cm.
See Faïences Patriotiques, contemporary balloon earthenware from the first aeronautical flights, Nelly Fouchet, Ed. Varia, 1987, fig III(55) page 27.
**August 20, 1783, 1st flight of an unmanned hydrogen balloon over the Champ de Mars in Paris.