Travelling Post-Chaise

£25.00

Published 1962 © Hugh Evelyn Limited; artist Alan Osbahr;
c. 34 x 24 cm (13″ x 9″) on high white matt cardstock of 115 g/m²;
Shown here is a scan of the print.
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Description

Summary

The Carriage is a Crane Neck, with raised hind end on plain short Blocks, a large platform Budget, a trunk inside of it, a large trunk on the hind end, a Drag Staff and Chain, strong straked Wheels, new pattern Axletrees with double case Boxes, the springs corded. The Body has a Sword Case back, and is lined with second cloth, trimmed with 2t inch Lace, and swinging holders, quilted Sides, double folding Steps, a sliding seat Box, Wilton Carpet, Venetian Blinds, and doth covered Glass Frames. The Plating with silver, an Octagon, and a pair or Sword Case Frames, a 4-Bth moulding all round the middle, up the corner, and standing Pillars, Italian Lamps, plain, and three in number. The Painting plain with a Cypher and crest on the doors only, the main and check Braces common, and English Pole Pieces, a pair of safe Braces and Fixtures. First charge for a crane neck post-chaise £107 14s 6d. [William Fenton, 1789]

Felton’s Description

A travelling chariot was designed to be driven by postilions or post-boys. The carriage was directed by one or more postilions – men riding the horses pulling the carriage – rather than by a coachman sitting on a coach box which would obscure the travellers’ view. The postilions usually rode the horses on the left or near side. The pair of horses nearest the carriage was called the wheelers and the pair in front was called the leaders. The post system enabled people to travel quickly by refreshing horses at stages along the way. A traveller could hire horses and post-boys at a posting house to convey their carriage to the next posting house. This was a stage – usually eight to ten miles long. At the end of the stage, the traveller paid off the post-boys who stayed with the horses until they were hired by someone travelling in the opposite direction, back to the inn where they started. An ostler at the second posting inn would harness a fresh team of horses to the carriage accompanied by a new set of post-boys, which would take the traveller on the second stage of their journey. It was possible to hire a carriage as well as horses and these public travelling chariots were called post-chaises and were often painted yellow.

The Carriage is a Crane Neck, with raised hind end on plain short Blocks, a large platform Budget, a trunk inside of it, a large trunk on the hind end, a Drag Staff and Chain, strong straked Wheels, new pattern Axletrees with double case Boxes, the springs corded. The Body has a Sword Case back, and is lined with second cloth, trimmed with 2½ inch Lace, and swinging holders, quilted Sides, double folding Steps, a sliding seat Box, Wilton Carpet, Venetian Blinds, and cloth covered Glass Frames. The Plating with silver, an Octagon, and a pair of Sword Case Frames, a 4-8th moulding all round the middle, up the corner, and standing Pillars, Italian Lamps, plain, and three in number. The Painting plain with a Cypher and Crest on the doors only, the main and check Braces common, and English Pole Pieces, a pair of safe Braces and Fixtures.

First charge for a crane neck post-chaise£107146
EXTRAS FOR DITTO
Axletrees with double case Boxes21150
A raised hind end on plain short blocks1100
A platform or luggage boot300
A pair of trunks with inside straps and laths7190
Sixteen feet of strap belts for both trunks100
A drag staff and chain0186
Cording the springs1100
A sword case back2100
Quilted sides to the lining0106
Swing holders, and the lace 2% inches wide1116
Venetian blinds250
Octagon and sword case frames110
Fort)»-four feet of 4-6th mouldings4190
Three Italian flat side lamps2126
A large broad well2126
A whole imperial990
A large doable cypher and crest on the doors0190
A pair of safe braces and fixtures3136
TOTAL£177100

Additional information

Dimensions 38 × 25.5 cm