Brougham Built for Exhibition at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 1893
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Artifact Overview
New York City's Brewster & Company built this brougham for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Manufacturers sent their best products to the fair to be admired by millions of attendees. This brougham won first prize in the fair's carriage competition, besting entries from other American and European makers. The coachman-driven brougham style was popular with urban professionals.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Brougham (Carriage)
Date Made
1893
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
The maker of this carriage was Brewster & Co. of Broome St., New York, New York; the lion crest on the brougham was very likely painted by Herman Durholz
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
30.1165.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Byram L. Winters.
Material
Metal
Paint (Coating)
Satin
Silver (Metal)
Wood (Plant Material)
Color
Black (Color)
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 78.5 in
Width: 68 in
Length: 145.5 in
Wheelbase: 91.5 in
Diameter: 36.5 in (Wheel Diameter)
Diameter: 48.25 in (Wheel Diameter)
Inscriptions
Painted on pole: WINTERS
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