Limoges Cup and saucer

Category: memorabilia Sub-category: China, Glass, Wood, Metal

Catalogue number: M1/0025

Colour picture of a cup and saucer bearing an image of a gold balloon above an area of blue

Colour picture of a saucer bearing a image of a gold balloon above an area of blue

A colour picture of the base of a cup bearing the words, ' 1er Au21Mars 1999 BERNARDAUD LIMOGES FRANCE in gold

Details

Description:	A cup and saucer made by the house of Limoges to commemorate the first successful circumnavigation of the world by balloon. The ‘Breitling Orbiter 3’ was piloted by Brian Jones and Bertrand Piccard in March 1999 and took 19 days, 21 hours and 47 minutes to complete the flight. Donated to the BBM&L by Alan Noble who was flight director of the global flight. Listen to Alan Noble's oral history HERE. The pilots published a book which is in our library HERE.
Donated by:	Alan Noble
Image(s) credit:	Robin Batchelor

Description:

A cup and saucer made by the house of Limoges to commemorate the first successful circumnavigation of the world by balloon.

The ‘Breitling Orbiter 3’ was piloted by Brian Jones and Bertrand Piccard in March 1999 and took 19 days, 21 hours and 47 minutes to complete the flight.

Donated to the BBM&L by Alan Noble who was flight director of the global flight.

Listen to Alan Noble's oral history HERE.

The pilots published a book which is in our library HERE.

Donated by:

Alan Noble

Image(s) credit:

Robin Batchelor