Open four wheeled two seat phaeton. The front and rear seats are upholstered in a dark blue wool and have full back and padded arm rests. There is an elliptical spring on the front axle, while the rear axle has French platform springs. The wheels and body are painted a royal blue with light blue detailing. The wheels are rubberized. The phaeton has a leather dash and leather two-part fenders. On either side of the front seat is a carriage lamp.
phaetons
wood (plant material)
metal
leather
wool (textile)
Phaeton
"Ferd. F. French & Co, LT'D / Successors to: / Wm P. Sargent & Co / 14 Sudbury St. Boston" (Brass plate behind the rear seat)
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P074
Ferd F. French & Co. (Maker)
66 x 62 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.497
Massachusetts (United States)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
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