Panel boot victoria
Holmes of Derby
Category
Carriages & other vehicles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Painted wood body with leather hood, morocco leather and wool upholstery and four rubber shod wheels.
Measurements
213.5 x 317.5 x 163.5cm (7ft x 10ft 5in x 5ft 4 1/3in)
Place of origin
Derby
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 285883
Caption
Victorias are open carriages with a leather hood, driven by a coachman with a footman sitting next to him. The low comfortable body carries two, or occasionally three if it has a folding seat stowed in the back of the boot. The low access, elegant style and comfortable seating made the Victoria very popular with ladies for fine weather use.
Summary
Panel Boot Victoria by Holmes of Derby. Panel Boot Victoria (four wheels) for a single horse. This carriage has elliptic springs. A folding padded leather seat is behind the driver's seat. Two buttoned leather seat cushions are opposite, with buttoned back and arms and a folding hood over them. Painted black livery with white lining and copper-covered wings both sides.
Full description
Victorias are open carriages with a leather hood, driven by a coachman with a footman sitting next to him. The low comfortable body carries two, or occasionally three if it has a folding seat stowed in the back of the boot. The low access, elegant style and comfortable seating made the Victoria very popular with ladies for fine weather use. This Victoria was built by the renouned coachbuilders Holmes of Derby.
Marks and inscriptions
On front nearside axle cap.: HOLMES DERBY LONDON On front offside axle cap.: HOLMES DERBY LONDON On rear nearside axle cap.: HOLMES DERBY LONDON On rear offside axle cap.: HOLMES DERBY LONDON
Makers and roles
Holmes of Derby , coachbuilder
References
National Trust (Great Britain), Calke Abbey., 1989, NT Book of the House, first edition 1989. Section on The Carriages by C J Nicholson in Chapter Four The Contents of the House Carriage Driving, Feb-March 1990, pp. 8-11. The Carriages at Calke Abbey by C. J. Nicholson