Object number
63/101
Exhibition
Description
This is a dog cart – a cart for a child pulled by a dog. Its origins are unknown, although it is thought to date from the nineteenth century and come from France. It consists of four iron wheels, two large and two small, and a willow basketwork seat on a wooden frame. The use of dogs to pull carts was banned some time before 1842.
Physical description
1 child's dog cart: willow (buff); iron; wood
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: DOGCART (child’s, basketwork) // Acc. No.: 63/101 // Group: TRANSPORT. LAND PASSENGER // Neg. no.: 60/4984 // Place of origin: ?France // Period in use: 1800–1900 // DESCRIPTION // Materials: Buff willow, iron, wood. // Shape and construction: Chassis & 4 wheels: iron. Seat, step & shafts: wood. The carriage is square with the back higher than the front, cross-fitched with a deep upset & plaited border. The mudguards or armrests are in turned skeining. Stability is given to the sides by two thick wires running up to knobs finished with “rattles”. // Dimensions: Height overall: 24” width of chair 9” depth of chair 9” // Use: // Dialect names: // Distribution: // Additional notes: Not in any of the Trade Lists though there are many other chairs, go-carts etc. for children. // Date of law against use of dogs in carts.? before 1842.'
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4984.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\Baskets\63_101_cob.tif - High resolution image
