Two-seater gala litter
early 18th century
Until the coming of the railway, mule litters were popular and secure travel vehicles. Upholstered in red leather and with gold-plated nails, this festive travel litter of the Vienna court was mainly used to transport the archduke's hat between the abbey of Klosterneuburg and St. Stephen's in Vienna for the ceremony of paying homage to the heir. It was carried by two mules. (MKR)
Until the coming of the railway, mule litters were popular and secure travel vehicles. Upholstered in red leather and with gold-plated nails, this festive travel litter of the Vienna court was mainly used to transport the archduke's hat between the abbey of Klosterneuburg and St. Stephen's in Vienna for the ceremony of paying homage to the heir. It was carried by two mules. (MKR)
Time:
early 18th century
Object Name
Two-seater gala litter
Dimensions:
L. 545 cm, H. 158 cm, B. 88 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wagenburg
Invs.
Wagenburg, W 90 1