Carriages

1750

Not on view

No title page, plates published "by act of Parliament." Plate 1: Four wheel plain chariot with domed top, beaded roof band, finials, open panel in body. Plate 2: Four wheel chariot with domed top, beaded roof band, three finials, overal rococo molding around body. Plate 3: Two wheel chariot with pole, rear quarter panel articulated with double brass upholstery nails. Plate 4: Coach or Landau with four wheels, top shown with bows and joints, large boot beneath coachman's seat. Plate 5: Four wheel coach, domed top with four finials. Plate 6: Coach with domed top with center arch, four coronet finials, beaded roof band, upturned ends, wolf's head finial at top of rear pillar and end of perch.

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Title: Carriages
Designer: Charles Crace (British, 1727–1784)
Engraver: Francis Patton (British, active 1745–70)
Published in: London
Date: 1750
Medium: Illustrations: etching and engraving
Dimensions: 21 5/8 x 14 11/16 in. (54.9 x 37.3 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1927
Object Number: 27.23.64
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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