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Gigs (carriages)

Scope note

Light, two-wheeled carriages generally pulled by a single horse, hung by braces from the springs and used for pleasure driving; mostly of the 18th and 19th centuries.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000215697

Broader Terms used

<two-wheeled carriages>

Narrower Terms used

tilburies
stanhopes (carriages)

Equivalent Terms used

gig (carriage)

Created

13yrs ago

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