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Miniature Road Coach, Fairy Castle

Specifications

Miniature Road Coach, Fairy Castle

Category

Art, Architecture, and Design

Classification

CHENHALL - Distribution & Transportation Objects - Land Transportation T&E - Animal-Powered Vehicles - Carriage - Coach - Coach, Road
CHENHALL - Communication Objects - Arts - Visual Arts - Sculpture - Miniature

Object Origin
Date Created:

1928-1935

Physical Characteristics

Object Description: Miniature silver or silver-plated road coach. Coach has a square top with a finneal at the center. Coach has a curved underside. Four (4) wheels and long lead pole at the front. There are three (3) windows on each side of the coach.

Materials:

metal

Measurements: Object:
    Height: 6 in, Length: 12 in, Width: 3.75 in
    Weight: 1.321 lbs

Credit

Gift of Colleen Moore, 49.129.3.1

Display Status

On Exhibit

Miniature Road Coach, Fairy Castle

About: Miniature Road Coach, Fairy Castle

About: Miniature Road Coach, Fairy Castle

This miniature silver-plated carriage pulled by four silver-plated bronze horses is found in the Magic Garden of the Fairy Castle. The carriage is a replica of Napoleon’s coach and was gifted to Moore by the Fisher brothers of Detroit, Michigan, who designed automobiles in the early and mid-twentieth century.

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