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George IV Phaeton 1870 - 1901
Wood, metal, textiles | 130 cm (Height); 360 cm (Length) (whole object) | RCIN 77033
Andrews Bazaar and Carriage Manufactory [Southampton] (1832-c. 1920)
George IV Phaeton 1870 - 1901
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A George IV phaeton with a single seated fabric button back chair with a hounds-tooth material with wicker side casing. With a high black foot-guard and a step either side. The back chassis with red line detailing, has a central mechanism wheel to allow the front smaller two wheels to move independently of the fixed large back two wheels. There is a pair of parallel shafts to hold a single horse.
Provenance
Probably used by Queen Victoria at Osborne House. A George IV phaeton was named after its first well-known user. This type of carriage enabled older people to use carriages, often with a small pony or donkey, without the several steps needed to enter full-size coaches. This type of carriage was used extensively by Queen Victoria in her later years and this type were subsequently called Victorias; this one being made in Southampton suggests its use at Osborne House. If so, this is the sole survivor in royal ownership of a large carriage collection sold by King Edward VII in 1904 when Osborne House ceased to be an occupied royal residence.
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Wood, metal, textiles
Measurements
130 cm (Height); 360 cm (Length) (whole object)
Object type(s)
Place of Production
Southampton [Hampshire]
