Victoria
Stevensons
Category
Carriages & other vehicles
Date
1840
Materials
Painted wood body with leather hood, wool cloth and false leather upholstery and four rubber shod wheels.
Measurements
137 x 223 x 158cm (4ft 6in x 7ft 4in x 5ft 2in)
Place of origin
Leamington
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Wallington, Northumberland
NT 582150
Caption
Victorias are open carriages, 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, probably built by Stevenson of Leamington and sold by Wm Angus Sanderson & Co Ltd of Newcastle. Panel Boot Victoria (four wheels) for a single or pair of horses. The body of this Panel Boot Victoria has a rounded profile and is sprung on elliptic and elliptic C springs. The body is deeper than most, and has a folding head on straight joints. There is a hinged occasional seat in the back of the boot. The structure of this carriage shows that the coachman’s seat board has been raised 3” above its original height. Upholstered in black wool cloth. Painted in a livery of black and brown with red lining
Full description
Victorias are open carriages, 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 example is known as a Panel Boot Victoria as it has the extra little fold down seat at the back of the coachman's seat.
Provenance
Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt
Marks and inscriptions
On rear nearside axle cap.: STEVENSON, PARADE, LEAMINGTON On the rear offside axle cap.: STEVENSON, PARADE, LEAMINGTON On the offside front axle cap.: SIR Wm ANGUS SANDERSON & Co Ld. NEWCASTLE On the candle holder within the structure of the nearside lamp.: PURROTT & WILLARD. PATENT.BROAD St B'HAM On the candle holder within the structure of the offside lamp.: PURROTT & WILLARD. PATENT.BROAD St B'HAM On the outside face of the nearside rear tyre.: PURVIS. NEWCASTLE On the outside face of the offside rear tyre.: PURVIS. NEWCASTLE
Makers and roles
Stevensons, coach builder Sir William Sanderson (1586-1676) , seller