G. Carson Baker's Cunningham Catalog

Part I: Carriages

12 of the 42 carriage images in our collection.

	GCB-112 (no JCS number)
	Cunningham version of the popular Hansom cab with high seat in rear for the driver. The only two-wheel vehicle in the Baker collection. Medium: pen & ink Type: Hansom cab

	GCB-147 (no JCS number)
	Three seats, both passenger seats facing front. Open cut down sides for easy access. Fringed top (some, not all of that rendered). Wide rear fenders. Single lines drawn for spokes, for position only. Medium: pencil drawing Type: surrey, or beach wagon

	GCB-227 JCS No. 156
	Green interior and wheels, black exterior with red pinstriping. Rockaway style provided cover and comfort for driver (note roof over exterior driver's seat) as well as passengers. Canvas foul-weather flaps rolled up. The extension front on this model added room for more passengers behind driver's seat. Medium: pen & ink, watercolor Type: rockaway, with extension front

	GCB-102 (no JCS number)
	A cabriolet was a one-horse carriage with a coachman's seat, a two-passenger seat, and a folding top. The "Victoria" label was added when the concept was brought from France to England in the time of Queen Victoria. Note the 10-spoke diamond wheel hubs on this model. Medium: pen & ink tracing Type: cabriolet / Victoria

	GCB-103 (no JCS number)
	"Panel-boot" refers to the enclosed area under the drivers's seat, a storage compartment commonly used to carry the coachman's gear or loose hay for the horse. This feature became part of the style name. Medium: pen & ink tracing Type: cabriolet / panel-boot Victoria

	GCB-113 (no JCS number)
	Shows retractable top and front driver's seat typical of cabriolet features. Note the fold-down seat behind driver's seat. Cunningham company name handlettered on the drawing in red, unusual backslant (perhaps lettered with left hand). Medium: pen & ink, watercolor Type: cabriolet / panel-boot Victoria

	GCB-106 (no JCS number)
	Beautiful blue interior, spokes, and pinstripes. Full seat behind driver, unusual in this collection of cabriolets. Signed "Wm. P. Fest del." under rear wheel. Medium: pen & ink, watercolor Type: cabriolet / Victoria (with some features of barouche)

	GCB-108 JCS No. 130
	Landau style is defined as a full coach with a retractable top, and was typically heavy, complicated, and expensive (Berkebile 1977). Shown here with the top down. Front and rear seats face each other. This model has green interior upholstery, and red pinstriping and wheel rims. Medium: pen & ink, watercolor Type: landau

	GCB-105 (no JCS number)
	Written note in upper right corner: "May 28 full of ell pgs no step covers." "Berlin" style included two interior seats and a hooded rear seat for a footman. It came from the original style in Germany as "Berline" and the "e" was dropped after it became popular in England. Signed "Wm. P. Fest" under rear wheel. Medium: pen & ink Type: coach, possibly Berlin

	GCB-180 JCS No. 760
	No excessive trim design (fairly plain). Center door, facing seats. Rear fenders. Lamp No. 91DD. Unclear if the panels are accent grained wood, are painted, or are curtained glass. Medium: photo Type: coach

	GCB-109 (no JCS number)
	Louvred panels typically covered a compartment for carrying hunting dogs. Note the additional under carriage storage in rear half. High wheel-base and high facing seats. Red wheels and parts of wagon. Tan upholstery. Signed "Wm. P. Fest del." under rear wheel. Medium: pen & ink, watercolor Type: break / wagon

GCB-181 (no JCS number)

Baggage rack bars on top and high second driver's seat on roof, too. Interior likely has seats along each side facing inward. Lettering "Frank Parmalee Co." on side identify a well-known Chicago transportation company, shuttled people and packages between the railroads and hotels. Because many of Parmalee's vehicles were made by a Chicago manufacturer, it's not clear is this one was built by Cunningham, or is in Baker's collection for reference. Built for Frank Parmelee Co. (#125 fleet ID). Medium: photo Type: omnibus / livery coach