Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sleigh
Object Number:
1941.918ab
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
wood, steel, leather and cloth.
Dimensions:
Overall: 60 x 90 x 53 in. ( 152.4 x 228.6 x 134.6 cm )
Description:
(a) sleigh, painted black with yellow runners, with shaft for a pair of horses (b).
Gallery Label:
The winter months in nineteenth-century New York were ideal for travel and pleasure driving, as packed snow and ice provided a much preferable surface to the usual rough roads. This elegant sleigh, manufactured by leading New York City carriage manufacturer Brewster & Company, features sweeping lines, a boldly curved dash, and graceful ironwork scrolls, as well as a rumble seat. Accompanied by the ringing of sleigh bells, which alerted pedestrians and other vehicles of its approach and provided a musical backdrop, this one-horse sleigh ferried its driver and passengers around the city in high style.
Credit Line:
Gift of E. Victor Loew
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.