National Coach Museum

The Collection


Bed Berlin

Travel vehicle which could be used as an open body, or to sleep (closed body).

Table Coach
1
The closed octagonal body, only has glass windows on the doors.
2
The interior is upholstered in crimson velvet and the ceiling of the hood is in lacework with gold fringe.
3
It has a removable table, which lends its name to the coach.

Some Facts

  • Century
  • 19th (beginning)
  • Vehicle
  • travel
  • Work
  • Portuguese
  • Inv
  • V 0042
  • Dimensions
  • 640 x 235 x 235 cm

1 – It has the shield of the Coat of Arms of King João VI.

2 – The body displays simple lines and is painted in a dark green with gold filets.

3 – The seats could be folded over a frame to make a bed.

AND DID YOU KNOW…
Underneath the seats, there is a toilet system and boxes for storage or transporting utensils.

4 – O jogo e rodado são muito robustos e pesados, adequados a transporte de longo curso.

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