Английская Википедия:Brougham (carriage)
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A broughamШаблон:Refn was a light, four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage built in the 19th century.Шаблон:Sfn[note 1] It was named after the politician and jurist Lord Brougham, who had this type of carriage built to his specification by London coachbuilder Robinson & CookШаблон:Sfn in 1838 or 1839.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn It had an enclosed body with two doors,Шаблон:Sfn like the rear section of a coach; it sat two, sometimes with an extra pair of fold-away seats in the front corners,Шаблон:Sfn and with a box seat in front for the driver and a footman or passenger. Unlike a coach, the carriage had a glazed front window, so that the occupants could see forward.Шаблон:Sfn The forewheels were capable of turning sharply. A variant, called a brougham-landaulet, had a top collapsible from the rear doors backward.[note 2]
Four features specific to the Brougham were:
- the absence of a perch - the spring hangers were mounted directly to the body structure, saving weight and lowering the floor, to ease entry
- the sharply squared end of the roof at the back,
- the body line curving forward at the base of the enclosure, and
- low entry to the enclosure, using only one outside step below the door.Шаблон:Sfn
In popular culture
Broughams are a common means of transport in the Sherlock Holmes stories.
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde mentions the brougham alongside a number of other carriage vehicles of the era, such as the omnibus, the hansom cab, the four-in-hand, and the victoria.
In L. P. Hartley's novel The Go Between a brougham is sent to fetch the character Marian (chapter 23, p.274 [1st ed.]).
In the book The Alienist by Caleb Carr, a frequently used mode of transportation for the characters is a brougham.
In Rudyard Kipling's poem "The Mary Gloster", the dying Sir Anthony complains bitterly to his son about never seeing "the doctor's trusty brougham to help the missus unload" – a reference to the effete Dickie's childless marriage and hence the extinction of his family.
In the novel The Crimson Petal and the White, by Michel Faber, William Rackham purchases a brougham as a surprise gift for his wife, Agnes Rackham, with the help of his beautiful mistress, a former prostitute known as Sugar.
See also
- Brougham (car body), inspired by the brougham carriage
- Clarence (carriage), larger version of the Brougham
- Landaulet, (landaulette in British English) car body style inspired by the landaulet carriage
- Carriage
- Horse-drawn vehicle
Footnotes
Notes
References
External links
Шаблон:EB1911 poster Шаблон:Commons category
- 1871 Advertisement for William Kilross & Sons and Kinross Brougham Illustrations and text
- CAAOnline: Carriage Tour Carriage Association of America. Illustration and text
- Horse Drawn Brougham, The Henry Ford. Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan. Photo and text.
- The Long Island Museum of American Art, History & Carriages, Stony Brook, New York: Collection Database. Search brougham; illustrations and text.
- Victorian Brougham carriage and The Victorian Brougham at the Institute of Texan Cultures TTM web. Texas Transportation Museum, San Antonio. Photos
- Articles about Horse-drawn Carriages
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