State coach
McNaught and Co.
Category
Carriages & other vehicles
Date
1840
Materials
Painted wood body with wool cloth and silk upholstery and four iron shod wheels.
Measurements
220 x 426 x 189.5cm (7ft 2 1/2in x 13ft 11 3/4in x 6ft 2 2/3in)
Place of origin
London
Collection
Tatton Park, Cheshire
NT 1298851
Caption
State Coaches were used for high status occasions such as the opening of parliament or for coronatiions. They are eyecatching elegant carriages sprung high on C springs and are usually painted in bright yellow or red finished off with a fine hammer cloth on the coachmans seat. This State Coach was last used at the Coronation of George VI in 1911.
Summary
State Coach built circa 1840 by McNaught and Co. of London. State Coach (four wheels) for a pair or team of horses. A typical 19th century state coach on perch carriage sprung with C and under springs. The hammercloth seat is on a Salisbury Boot. This carriage has a footman’s cushion and hind standards. Upholstered in maroon morocco leather with red silk taffeta curtains and drab wool cloth. Lower body panels are yellow with black framing and thin red lining. Wheels and carriage parts orange/red with broad black strip and two fine yellow lines.
Full description
This is a typical State Coach built for the Egerton family. State Coaches were used for high status occasions such as the opening of parliament or for coronatiions. They are eyecatching elegant carriages sprung high on C springs and are usually painted in bright yellow or red finished off with a fine hammer cloth on the coachmans seat.
Marks and inscriptions
On front nearside axle cap.: McNaught & Co. Ltd LONDON & WORCESTER On front offside axle cap.: McNaught & Co. Ltd LONDON & WORCESTER On rear nearside axle cap.: McNaught & Co. Ltd LONDON & WORCESTER On rear offside axle cap.: McNaught & Co. Ltd LONDON & WORCESTER ?: MCNAUGHT & Co LTD WORCESTER & LONDON
Makers and roles
McNaught and Co., coachbuilder