Carriage

Carriage

Date

Second half 19th century

Description

Cart or carriage, 1850-1900 Four-wheeled vehicle with seat for small child. Tufted oil cloth seat and retractable hood with oval glass windows. Ingrain carpet lines floor. Metal trimmed wood wheels. Evidence of red paint. Long-handled attachment (for yoke?).

Material

Wood/Metal/Canvas/Glass/Fabric

Credit

In memory of Wm. Fox, Jr.

Provenance

Yellow MHS exhibition label indicates the item is "Goat cart in the Wm. Chandler family/ Given by Martha Jane Mathis in memory of Wm. Fox, Jr.