Not currently on display at the V&A

Model Wagon

1975-1978 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The outside is painted blue and the wheels red and blue. The head and tail boards are removable and their heights adjustable. The front end of the cart is removable and is held in place by metal pins and chains. The back end is also held in place by metal pins and chains and can be lowered on hinges and chains. The cart has two horse shafts, both removable. One shaft can be used at a time. The two front wheels swivel. The wagon is a model of an East Anglian Wagon and is made from varnished and painted wood with brass hinges.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted wood and metal
Brief description
Wooden model wagon made in England by Bernard Mills in the late 1970s
Physical description
The outside is painted blue and the wheels red and blue. The head and tail boards are removable and their heights adjustable. The front end of the cart is removable and is held in place by metal pins and chains. The back end is also held in place by metal pins and chains and can be lowered on hinges and chains. The cart has two horse shafts, both removable. One shaft can be used at a time. The two front wheels swivel. The wagon is a model of an East Anglian Wagon and is made from varnished and painted wood with brass hinges.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.9cm
  • Length: 63.6cm
  • Width: 20.3cm
Production typeModel
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
MISC.252-1978

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Record createdFebruary 10, 2004
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