Hackney Carriage Horses, "Smart Member," and "Bestman"

• Reference:GB 237 Coll-1434/1894
• Dates of Creation:1870s-1930s
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  81mm by 81mm 1 slide
  81mm by 81mm

• Scope and Content

  Photograph of a team of Hackney Carriage horses, "Smart Member," and "Bestman", both 16.3 hands high, harnessed to a carriage. Both horses were owned and bred by Sir Walter Gilbey, Bart, Eisenham Hall, Essex in the early 20th century.

• Archivist's Note

  Catalogued by Kristy Davis as part of Towards Dolly Project, 2012-2013

• Subjects

  Hackney horse

  Carriages and carts

• Personal Names

  Gilbey, 1st Bart, Walter, Sir, 1831-1914 (horse breeder | wine merchant)

• Geographical Names

  Essex, England