Category:Curricles
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(as defined by Smithsonian Institution curator Don H Berkebile)
Introduced around 1750 and popular until about 1850. "Most frequently used by persons of eminence". They were originally preceded or followed by mounted grooms much later replaced by a rumble mounted on the back of the frame.
- Two wheels
- Two horses
- Passengers: driver and one passenger
- Pole with a curricle bar (no shafts but in the late 18th century there were supplementary arrangements convertible poles to shafts)
- Body heavier in its construction and more elegant in finish and appointments than a chaise
- Seat:
- Top
- Suspension: C-springs
- Other names Pole-chair and Double-chair
- Similar vehicles: Chaise
- Variants:
Media in category "Curricles"
The following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total.
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1895 Curricle.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 3.58 MB
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A Cabriolet or Curricle with a Man Holding Two Horses (A Post Chaise) MET DP880495.jpg 2,527 × 1,661; 1.84 MB
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Curricle (20404499371).jpg 1,858 × 1,048; 578 KB
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Curricle.jpg 1,500 × 1,055; 166 KB
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Hypatia by Charles Kingsley - Byam Shaw - chapter 29.jpg 1,120 × 1,680; 747 KB
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Venus a la coquelle - or the Swan-sea Venus.JPG 771 × 519; 114 KB
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