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A surrey is a doorless, four-wheeled carriage popular in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Usually two-seated and able to hold four passengers, surreys had a variety of tops that included a rigid, fringed canopy, parasol, and extension. [ 1 ]
Ainsley House is a 1925 California Arts and Crafts house in Campbell, California, built in the style of an English Tudor Cotswold cottage. [2] The house and accompanying carriage house (now the Wyland R. Morgan Gallery) were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [3] It is now a museum and is open to the public.
A carriage house, also called a remise or coach house, is a term used in North America to describe an outbuilding that was originally built to house horse-drawn carriages and their related tack. [1] Carriage houses were often two stories, with related staff quarters above.
The original 1838 Brougham prototype at the London Science Museum. [1] Brougham c. 1890 Brougham (1900) Brougham. A brougham [a] is a 19th century four-wheeled carriage drawn by a single horse.
Hackney carriage: A carriage for hire, especially in London. Hansom cab: a one-horsed, two-wheeled, maneuverable public hire vehicle. Hearse: The horse-drawn version of a modern hearse. Herdic: A specific type of horse-drawn carriage, used as an omnibus. Irish jaunting car, or outside car (1890–1900) Jaunting car: a sprung cart in which ...
A coach horse or coacher bred for drawing a coach is typically heavier than a saddle horse and exhibits good style and action. [21]: 71-74 Breeds have included: Cleveland Bay [21]: 161 Postier Breton: The lighter of the two subtypes of Breton [22]: 90 German coach: large, rather coarse, harness horse; bay, brown or black in color. [23]
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A barouche is a large, open, four-wheeled carriage, both heavy and luxurious, drawn by two horses. It was fashionable throughout the 19th century. Its body provides seats for four passengers, two back-seat passengers vis-à-vis two behind the coachman's high box-seat. A leather roof can be raised to give back-seat passengers some protection ...