Carriages & coaches : their history & their evolution (1912)
Straus, Ralph, 1882-1950 · London : Martin Secker · leaf 312
ilver round the roof; there were four lampswith large coronets on the tops, and the coach bore acoronet on the roof also. The colouring of the paintingwas a lovely blue, such as was then called Adelaide blue ; ^ ^ Bridges Adams has an amusing passage on the question of colour.He had his own ideas… … s ^^ Q »V) ^ « =: !~- <a ^ ^ o ^ -^ Q ^ s: o ■* !^ ■=> o l> ==5 1 C5 -H ^ fe: !^ Q •-^ j^ CO ^ c*q ^ ^ MODERN CARRIAGES 259 this had been varnished with white spirit varnish,and seemed almost transparent in lustre. The wholecoach was ornamented with silver and was finished ingreat taste.…
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