Title

Interior of the new Royal Southampton State Carriage, 1844. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Interior of the new Royal Southampton State Carriage, 1844. 'This superb carriage has been constructed by the Southwestern Railway Company...from the design and under the superintendence of Mr. Joseph Beattie...for the conveyance of her Majesty [Queen Victoria], the Prince Consort, and the young royal family, to and from their marine residence in the Isle of Wight...The draperies throughout are of crimson and white figured satin damask...the carpet is of the finest Axminster manufacture; beneath it, and between the framework and body of the carriage, is a layer of the patent Kamptulicon (composition of cork and Indian rubber) which entirely prevents the unpleasant vibration incident to railway travelling'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM21A06_298

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Droits gérés

Available size

61,2Mo (5,8Mo) / 42,0cm x 36,5cm / 4960 x 4312 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation interior railways compartment British room railway chairs seating chair Victorian century Britain inside rubber sitting room newspapers press living room interior design drawing room furniture armchair train carriage B&W upholstery interior decoration living-room 19th century Indoors black & white black and white B W nineteenth century The Print Collector drawing-room Illustrated London News railway carriage sitting-room ILN newspaper engraving Unknown Queen Victoria Victoria Alexandrina Victoria Empress of India Queen of Great Britain and Ireland Southwestern Railway Company