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Coupés (carriages)

Scope note

Use for reduced-size coaches, generally having curved fronts, designed for compactness or to improve appearance yet retaining the elegance of the original, larger enclosed vehicles. For smaller, low-hung coaches, built generally with straight fronts and not based on larger prototypes, especially in the United States in the late 19th century, use "broughams."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000238511

Broader Terms used

coaches (carriages)

Term used for

coupés (carriages)

Equivalent Terms used

coupé (carriage)

Created

13yrs ago

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