Ivory model of a gun carriage

Ivory model of a gun carriage, with 4 wheels, barrel missing, possibly used as a hearse

Details

Category:
Wellcome (general)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A130273
Materials:
ivory and copper
Measurements:
length 225 mm
width 66 mm
height 46 mm
type:
gun carriages
credit:
Glendining

Parts

model

model

Ivory model of a horse-drawn gun carriage, featuring spoked wheels and a long frame ending in handles.

Object Number:
A130273/1
type:
model
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
model

model

Ivory model of a limber, the detachable two-wheeled front section of a gun carriage, with a long drawbar for a horse.

Object Number:
A130273/2
type:
model
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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