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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] The seats were traditional, spindle-backed (often upholstered), bench seats.
The hammercloth is the red drapery on the coachman's seat of this Gala Berlin Lord Mayor's Show, London, 2006. A hammercloth is a large decorative piece of heavy weatherproof fabric, often fringed and richly adorned with embroidery, gemstones, and cloth of gold, placed over and around the seat of the coachman of a carriage or coach.
A tanga in Jaora, India. A tonga or tanga is a two-wheeled cart drawn by a single horse. It is used for transportation in the Indian subcontinent.There is a canopy over the body, one seat faces forward for the driver and one passenger, and one seat faces the rear for a second passenger.
Coach of a noble family, c. 1870 The word carriage (abbreviated carr or cge) is from Old Northern French cariage, to carry in a vehicle. [3] The word car, then meaning a kind of two-wheeled cart for goods, also came from Old Northern French about the beginning of the 14th century [3] (probably derived from the Late Latin carro, a car [4]); it is also used for railway carriages and in the US ...
Beyoncé Is a High-Fashion Cowgirl in a Fringe Jacket and Thigh-High Boots. ... Though the combination of the outerwear and boots kept the “16 Carriages” singer covered up, she appeared to be ...
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The carriage had four wheels, a long body with two seats (face to face), and a folding hood over the rear seat. The body could be converted to sleep two people full length. There was an elevated seat for the driver in front and a rear platform with a rumble seat for servants [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Two-wheeled carriages such as gigs and dogcarts were not usually referred to as "carts", though they would be described as "sprung". Most of the utilitarian carts did not have a seat for the driver. The driver would either stand in the cart, sit on the load, or walk beside the horse.