"Full Top Cabriolet," circa 1850

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Artifact Overview

Many automotive body styles derive from horse-drawn origins. A cabriolet, as seen in this ca. 1850 wood engraving, was a light carriage with a collapsible top or roof. In automobile terminology, a cabriolet refers to a car with a folding roof.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Print (Visual work)

Subject Date

circa 1850

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

82.129.328

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 (print alone)
Width: 3.25 in (print alone)
Height: 11 in (including mount)
Width: 14 in (including mount)