Document
Unknown
Category
Carriages & other vehicles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Copper, Paint, Paper, Silver, Wood
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Hughenden, Buckinghamshire
NT 428849.2
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
Printed document in wooden frame, glazed. Tells the story of how the coach side (428849.1) came to be held at Hughenden Manor as it is currently on display.
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.
Makers and roles
Unknown, coach builder