Wood Engraving, Four-Horse Coach with Rumble Seat and Roof Seats, circa 1827

Summary

Before railroads, long-distance travelers often rode in public coaches. They would jostle along rough country roads with mail, freight, and other passengers "in stages," stopping every few hours to change horses. This image depicting a loaded stagecoach in transit was drawn and engraved by Philadelphia artist Alexander Robb.

Before railroads, long-distance travelers often rode in public coaches. They would jostle along rough country roads with mail, freight, and other passengers "in stages," stopping every few hours to change horses. This image depicting a loaded stagecoach in transit was drawn and engraved by Philadelphia artist Alexander Robb.

Artifact

Print (Visual work)

Subject Date

circa 1827

Collection Title

Seymour Dunbar Collection 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

82.129.1527

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Wood engraving (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 2.5 in

Width: 4.25 in

Inscriptions

Description beneath: An unusual type of four-horse coach with rumble seat and roof seats. Wood engraving. Drawn and engraved by Alexander Robb of Philadelphia. Unique. Proof copy from Robb's own collection of his work. Date: about 1825-1830

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