One of our CAA members is the curator at Norway’s Folkenborg Museum.
He wrote, “In 2013, the one-hundredth anniversary of Norwegian women’s right to vote was celebrated around the country. Many Norwegian museums hosted exhibits focused on women’s liberation and the progress made since 1913.
“As a carriage museum, we chose to focus on the difference between ladies’ and gentlemen’s vehicles. Typical carriages and sleighs, along with historical photos, illustrated women’s approach to carriage driving.”
Here are a few photos that were featured in the exhibit. These are all from Mr. Hoie’s archives, and he provided the captions.
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First, a royal coachman with a lady’s Cutter hitched to a Fjord horse, from the royal court of Norway / Queen Maud, c. 1910 …
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Two young girls with their pony and Governess Cart, c. 1920 …
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A young lady driving her pony to a two-wheeled Dog-cart, in Oslo, c. 1890. The vehicle is by Brainsby & Sons of Long Acre, London, and is in the museum’s collection …
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Two ladies in a ladies’ Phaeton, with the groom driving, in Ostfold county, c. 1900 …
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A line drawing, by T. Odegaard, of a ladies’ Phaeton with a wicker main seat …
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The Slower Road 
June 1, 2015 at 11:53 pm
I have come into posession of a Norwegian carriage, very much like the phaeton shown on this page but with a drivers seat forward of the body. Much of the wood is quite rotten, but the ironwork is sound. If anyone could help identify it, I’d like to find pictures and/or measurements to help out. I plan on driving it with my Fjords, using traditional harness.