Museum Collections
Luce Center
Two horses pulling "Yankee Notions" carriage
Title
Two horses pulling "Yankee Notions" carriage
Object name
Delivery cart
Date
1856-1870
Medium
Iron, tin, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/8 x 11 x 3 3/8 in. ( 13 x 27.9 x 8.6 cm )
Description
Tinned sheet iron delivery cart drawn by team of two horses; orange body with rococo detail stencilled on front of dash, design of interlocked C-shapes stencilled on sides, floral motifs stencilled on tops and sides of hinged compartments; two hinged compartments, lower one opens to reveal hollow body, upper one opens to reveal separate, smaller compartment; black bonnet attached with hinges to front seat, with inside painted yellow; white horses with orange band across middle.



