Carriage side
Unknown
Category
Carriages & other vehicles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Painted wood panels with silver plate door handle.
Measurements
163 x 134.5 x 11cm (5ft 4in x 4ft 5in x 4 1/2in)
Order this imageCollection
Hughenden, Buckinghamshire
NT 428849.1
Caption
Displayed alongside this carriage is a printed account of the occasion on which the Disraelis were travelling to Parliament and Mary Anne caught her thumb in the carriage door. She said nothing so as not to disturb her husband's preparation for an important speech but, after he had alighted, she fainted. Disraeli preserved the side of the carriage as a reminder of her devotion and stoicism.
Summary
Town Coach side by an unknown coachbuilder. Town Coach side with silver plated pinhead beading. The door is on concealed hinges with a chased silver plated handle. The family crests of the Beaconsfield and Viney families are painted on the door. Painted in a livery of dark brown with fine black lining. An inscription at bottom of carriage reads 'The Earl of Beaconsfield. K G. Hughenden Manor, Bucks.'
Full description
This panel belonged to a town coach that was used by the Prime Minister Disraeli. When complete it would have been a high class carriage to travel about town in, a little more ostentatious than the Brougham, the more common carriage for town use.
Marks and inscriptions
At the base of the carriage side.: 'The Earl of Beaconsfield. K G. Hughenden Manor, Bucks.' On the door panel.: family crests
Makers and roles
Unknown, coach builder