Farm wagon pram
Category
Carriages & other vehicles
Date
1800
Materials
Beech, ash and iron.
Measurements
690 x 1050 x 600 mm
Place of origin
Europe
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1338835
Summary
Continental style farm wagon pram, with sophisticated superstructure. Four wooden wheels with iron rims. Single pulling shaft. Black body, red wheels. In notebook no.5, page 88 (1340945.5) Charles Wade refers to: 'Large Garret no. 35 With two seats and a foot well. The body rests on wooden springs. painted grey with red wheels fr Wymondham, Norfolk.' Entry include sketch with dimensions, dated 1800 and has the words 'has two perch poles' to right of sketch.
Provenance
CPW item 35 - from Wymondham, Norfolk Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
References
Wade, 1944: Charles Paget Wade, Contents of Snowshill Manor. Volume 5 Second Floor, 1944, Page 88