PLEASURE WAGON
Green, red wheels, picked out with black.
This vehicle, with its light green acorn stencilled pattern, is one of the oldest carriages in this collection. It was licensed in 1815 in Vergennes, Vermont by Beldon Seymour. It is of hand construction and follows the principles of early framing with the use of mortising and pegging the parts together.
This carriage transported President James Monroe during his tour of the Northern States in July of 1817, and Commodore MacDonough of Lake Champlain fame was also a passenger in this vehicle that year.
In 1888 Mr. Sheldon of Middlebury purchased this wagon from a Mr. Kellogg for $45 and presented it to the Sheldon Museum.
On loan from the Sheldon Museum, Middlebury, Vermont.
CANADIAN CALÈCHE
Body painted black; red and yellow striping; light grey wheels. Trimming: beige broadcloth with beige lace.