Printing Plate with Image of a Two Horse Sociable

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Printing plate

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.0.6.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Copper (Metal)
Wood (Plant material)

Color

Copper (Color)
Brown
White (Color)
Black (Color)

Dimensions

Length: 1.936 in
Width: 3.625 in
Height: 1.0 in

Inscriptions

handwritten at top of label on block: 15 printed on label on block: The Two Horse Sociable / In Civil War times this vehicle stood at the top of the list of modern / carriages. It is a development of the calash and chaise and four-wheeled / types. In such a turnout as this, Abraham Lincoln might have been seen on / formal occasions in Washington [...]