Phaeton (carriage)
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[[Thomas Jefferson]] owned two phaetons.{{cite web |title=Jefferson's Restored Phaeton |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1lBdx_aawA |website=youtube.com |publisher=Thomas Jefferson's Monticello |language=en |format=video |date=September 18, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/52205716329|title=Virginia - Monticello: Jefferson's Phaeton|website=flickr.com}} Jefferson and [[James Madison]] rode in Jefferson's phaeton during their tour of the Northeast in 1791, a total of 920 miles. They were accompanied by [[James Hemings]].{{Cite web|url=https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-20-02-0173-0001|title=Editorial Note: The Northern Journey of Jefferson and Madison|website=founders.archives.gov}}{{cite web|url=https://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2010/02/lake-george-jefferson-madison-and-prince-taylor.html |title=Lake George: Jefferson, Madison, and Prince Taylor |date=February 8, 2010}} |
[[Thomas Jefferson]] owned two phaetons.{{cite web |title=Jefferson's Restored Phaeton |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1lBdx_aawA |website=youtube.com |publisher=Thomas Jefferson's Monticello |language=en |format=video |date=September 18, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/52205716329|title=Virginia - Monticello: Jefferson's Phaeton|website=flickr.com}} Jefferson and [[James Madison]] rode in Jefferson's phaeton during their tour of the Northeast in 1791, a total of 920 miles. They were accompanied by [[James Hemings]].{{Cite web|url=https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-20-02-0173-0001|title=Editorial Note: The Northern Journey of Jefferson and Madison|website=founders.archives.gov}}{{cite web|url=https://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2010/02/lake-george-jefferson-madison-and-prince-taylor.html |title=Lake George: Jefferson, Madison, and Prince Taylor |date=February 8, 2010}} |
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One of the earlier phaetons for the British monarchy was the George IV Phaeton, a small and low pony carriage with small wheels built in 1824 to allow the portly and lame [[King George IV]] to enter and exit. A similar pony phaeton was built for [[Queen Victoria]] in 1851, and others followed, leading to the modification of adding |
One of the earlier phaetons for the British monarchy was the George IV Phaeton, a small and low pony carriage with small wheels built in 1824 to allow the portly and lame [[King George IV]] to enter and exit. A similar pony phaeton was built for [[Queen Victoria]] in 1851, and others followed, leading to the modification of adding an iron-framed [[coachman]]'s seat over the dash and naming that carriage design a [[Victoria (carriage)|Victoria]].{{r|pitkin|pp=18-20}}{{r|smith|p=85}}{{r|berkebile1978|pp=151, 289}} |
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A social statement of a different kind was made during the 1880s by [[Valerie, Lady Meux]], who defied London Society by driving herself in a high phaeton drawn by zebras.{{cite web|url=http://www.delahyde.com/family3/index.html|title=The Third Family of Captain John Francis Hyde|access-date=20 April 2018}} |
A social statement of a different kind was made during the 1880s by [[Valerie, Lady Meux]], who defied London Society by driving herself in a high phaeton drawn by zebras.{{cite web|url=http://www.delahyde.com/family3/index.html|title=The Third Family of Captain John Francis Hyde|access-date=20 April 2018}} |
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