Landaulet

Vehicle

Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Landaulet

Entry/Object ID

96.13.1

Description

Landaulet

Context

Original upholstery; interior is wooden body with cushioned bench seat for two passengers. The compartment can be entered through two doors, one on each side. The folding leather top can be raised or lowered as can the two side windows. The front windows slide open or closed and could have been covered with a rolled silk curtain.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

96.13.1

Source or Donor

Mr. Theodore D. Maybank

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Theodore Maybank

Make and Manufacture

Manufacturer

Cruttendon & Co.

Manufacture Place

Location

New Haven, CT

Manufacture Date

circa 1880

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Landaulet

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Carriage

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Animal-Powered Vehicles

Nomenclature Class

Land Transportation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

H +/- 6' L 4'-3"

Colors

Color

Blue

Color Notes

Paint has faded

Location

Building

AR Carriage House

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Building

AR Carriage House

Research Notes

Research Type

Student

Date

2008

Notes

"A Conservation Study for the Aiken Rhett Carriages" was conducted in 2008 by students of the MSHP Clemson and College of Charleston, Advanced Conservation Lab, and is found is the object files.

General Notes

Note

Notes: This file was deleted from the PP database and so is being re-entered with its original Accession Number

Note Type

In-House Note

Note

Receipt for repair work in archives; scrap of curtain fabric in either archives or ARH manager's office.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

February 13, 2023

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

June 13, 2023