National Coach Museum

The Collection


Litter

Vehicle with no wheels transported by two mules harnessed to poles fixed to the body’s side panels.

litter
1
The closed body contains two seats facing each other.
2
It has two doors.
3
Windows with red damask silk curtains.
4
Black leather hood with tack work and eight gilt bronze knobs.
5
The body panels are decorated with scenes from the countryside in a Louis XV style.
6
The interior is lined in red damask.

Some Facts

  • Century
  • 18th
  • Vehicle
  • transport
  • Work
  • French
  • Inv
  • V 0065
  • Dimensions
  • 179 x 98 x 184 cm

1 – The closed body contains two seats facing each other.

2 – It has two doors.

3 – Windows with red damask silk curtains.

4 – Black leather hood with tack work and eight gilt bronze knobs.

5 – The body panels are decorated with scenes from the countryside in a Louis XV style.

6 – The interior is lined in red damask.

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