Q: Is a carriage a wheeled vehicle for people, usually horse-drawn? ¶
A: Yes, litters and sedan chairs are excluded, since they are wheelless vehicles.
Q: Was a carriage the chariot? ¶
A: Yes, and reaching Mesopotamia as early as 1900 BC.
Q: Is a carriage called limbers in English dialect? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are carriages made purely for competition by companies such as Bennington Carriages? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Was a carriage a coachman? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Were carriages a mark of status? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Was a carriage the invention of the suspended carriage or the chariot branlant? ¶
A: Yes, The 'chariot branlant' of medieval illustrations was suspended by chains rather than leather straps as had been believed.
Q: Is a carriage sometimes called a team, as in "horse and team"? ¶
A: Yes, A carriage with its horse is a rig.
Q: Was a carriage typically a four-wheeled wagon type? ¶
A: Yes, and with a rounded top similar in appearance to the Conestoga Wagon familiar from the USA.
Q: Was a carriage only in part based on practicality and performance? ¶
A: Yes, it was also a status statement and subject to changing fashions.
Q: Was a carriage designed and innovated in Hungary? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Was a carriage driven by a rider on the horse? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is a carriage a coach house? ¶
A: Yes, and which was often combined with accommodation for a groom or other servants.
Q: Are carriages still used for day-to-day transport in the United States by some minority groups such as the Amish? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Were carriages made lighter and needed only one horse to haul the carriage? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are carriages a cavalcade? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Were carriages on four wheels often and were pulled by two to four horses depending on how they were decorated? ¶
A: Yes, Wood and iron were the primary requirements needed to build a carriage and carriages that were used by non-royalty were covered by plain leather.
Q: Were carriages largely used by royalty? ¶
A: Yes, and aristocrats , and could be elaborately decorated and gilded.
Q: Were carriages on two or 3 wheels? ¶
A: Yes, the chariot, rocking carriage, and baby carriage are two examples of carriages which pre-date the pageant wagon.
Q: Was a carriage the pageant wagon of the 14th century? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is a carriage suspended from the collars of the harness by a bar called the yoke? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is a carriage especially designed for private passenger use? ¶
A: Yes, though some are also used to transport goods.