Model Carriage

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Model Carriage

Entry/Object ID

2011.7a-c

Description

Miniature Napoleonic style landau carriage. The coach body is painted blue with a black roof and gilded accents. The wheels and axels are red with gilded accents. The driver's seat is covered in plush faux fur accented with pink fringe with purple glass beads. The doors on each side open, revealing a cream-colored velvet interior of upholstered bench seats and silk valances and curtains. A pull-out step is hidden inside each door.

Context

Made by John W. Lovely during his senior year at Springfield High School in Springfield, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2011.7

Source or Donor

Lovely, Shirley E.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of John Whittemore Lovely

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Lovely, John W.

Date made

1932

Place

Town

Springfield

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Model, Half

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Coach

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Model

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Carriage

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Animal-Powered Vehicles

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Class

Land Transportation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

10-1/4 in

Depth

9 in

Length

30 in

Material

Wood, Silk, Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Springfield High School