Child's carriage
Unknown
Category
Carriages & other vehicles
Date
circa 1890
Materials
Painted and basketwork body with four metal wheels.
Measurements
87.5 x 170 x 58.5cm (2ft 10 1/2in x 5ft 7in x 1ft 11in)
Order this imageCollection
Scotney Castle, Kent
NT 792005
Caption
This is a very well made child's carriage designed to be pushed or pulled by an older child with a younger child as passenger. During the nineteenth century children would have enjoyed passing time playing with a carriage that was a miniature version of the carriages that their parents may have driven or ridden in.
Summary
Child’s Carriage built circa 1890 by an unknown builder. Child’s Carriage (four wheels) designed to be pulled or pushed by a child. This is a well made carriage with handles similar to those on a wheelbarrow. The sides are of basket and raffia work.
Full description
This is a very well made child's carriage designed to be pushed or pulled by an older child with a younger child as passenger. During the nineteenth century children would have enjoyed passing time playing with a carriage that was a miniature version of the carriages that their parents may have driven or ridden in.
Makers and roles
Unknown, coach builder