Landau, Made for Abram and Sarah Hewitt of New York, 1890

THF87336 / Landau, Made for Abram and Sarah Hewitt of New York, 1890
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Artifact Overview

Popular with wealthy Americans, the landau carriage featured a falling top that divided in the middle to convert it from a closed coach to an open vehicle. Sarah Cooper Hewitt, wife of industrialist and politician Abram Hewitt, ordered this landau from prominent coachbuilder Brewster and Company in May 1890. The Hewitt family crest is painted on its doors.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Landau (Four-wheeled carriage)

Date Made

1890

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

30.1542.113

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.

Material

Brass (Alloy)
Cloth
Leather
Paint (Coating)
Wood (Plant material)

Color

Black (Color)
Green
Yellow (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 87.5 in
Width: 73.125 in
Length: 151.5 in
Wheelbase: 102 in
Diameter: 51 in (Wheel Diameter)
Diameter: 37.25 in (Wheel Diameter)

Inscriptions

Painted below the shield: TAM NOCTE QUAM DIE SAPIRE Candle lamps marked: BREWSTER & CO. / OF BROOME ST. N.Y. / PAT. APPLIED FOR
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