January 5, 2012

Collection Name: Scott Skinner Collection

Collection Number: 1983

Post Type: Kite Object or Accessory

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Artist or Author: A. de Vresse

Creation Year: 1830

Height: 6 1/4 inches

Width: 10 inches

Summay:

Book plate print entitled, Le Cerf Volant, by "A de Vresse, Paris", also with "Lith. Roche, Paris" at the bottom right.
Print shows boys flying two kites and preparing a third for flight, while two girls watch. Kites are arch top kites with tails.
No date, but probably from the early 1800s

Geographic: France

Kite Type: Flat

Significance: Art, Cultural, Historical

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