Collection Highlights
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
ca. 1825
1920.5
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Coach
Object name
Coach
Date
ca. 1770
Medium
Wood, iron, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 98 x 161 x 52 in. ( 248.9 x 408.9 x 132.1 cm )
Description
Door panels and the front and the rear of the body bear the Beekman coat-of-arms.
Credit Line
Gift of Gerard Beekman
Object Number
1911.25
Gallery Label
With its luxurious enclosed body and accommodation for liveried driver and footman, the horse-drawn coach was the prestige vehicle of the eighteenth century. New York merchant James Beekman acquired this coach in 1771. It was the crown jewel in his fleet of carriages that already included a chaise, chariot, and phaeton. Beekman's account book records that he purchased the coach for
Provenance
Donor is great-grandson of the Honorable James Beekman
Bibliography
Bach, Debra Schmidt. "Witness to history: Furniture and historic relics." The Magazine Antiques 167 (2005): 162-167.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
