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Vardo (Romani wagon)

A vardo (also waggon, living wagon, van, and caravan) is a traditional horse-drawn wagon used by British Romani people as their home.〔 Ward-Jackson〕 Possessing a chimney, it is commonly thought of as being highly decorated, intricately carved, brightly painted, and even gilded. The British Romani tradition of the vardo is seen as a high cultural point of both artistic design and a masterpiece of woodcrafters art.〔Travelling Art: Gypsy Caravans and Canal Barges by Gordon Thorburn and John Baxter 2007.〕
The heyday of the living wagon lasted for roughly 70 years, from the mid-1800s through the first two decades of the twentieth century. Not used for year-around living today, they are shown at the Romanichal (British Romani) horse fairs held throughout the year, the best known of which is Appleby Horse Fair.
==Design==

A vardo's design includes large wheels set outside the body, whose sides slope outward considerably as they rise toward the eaves. Beyond this characteristic, the six types of caravans differ in shape, size, placement of the wheels relative to the bed, where made, and maker.〔Ward-Jackson pp. 73-95〕 The roofs of the bow-top and open-lot types are canvas stretched over curved wooden frames; the others are roofed in wood.〔Ward-Jackson pp. 84,88〕 By the mid-1800s, the designs were almost entirely standardized, and some features are common to all types. The door is almost always in the front.〔Ward-Jackson p. 41〕
The small cast-iron cooking stove was invented in America and was available there and in Great Britain from about 1830 on and is a common fixture of the waggons.〔Ward-Jackson p. 49〕 A cooking stove necessitates a chimney to vent smoke. A caravan's chimney is always on its left side as viewed from its front doorway; as the caravan travels along the left side of the road, the chimney is in less danger from low-hanging tree limbs in that position.〔Ward-Jackson p. 75〕 The stove rests in a wooden fireplace.
The waggon's interior is typically outfitted with built-in seats, cabinets, a wardrobe, bunks in the rear of the caravan, a chest of drawers, and a glass-fronted china cabinet.〔Ward-Jackson pp. 74-75〕 There are windows on the left side and rear. Some types have clerestories which let in light and air.〔Ward-Jackson pp. 49-52〕 A bracket for an oil lamp is mounted over the chest of drawers opposite the fireplace; the chest's top functions as a table.〔 Waggons' exteriors can range from fairly plain to intricately carved, painted in bright colors, and sheathed in places with gold leaf.〔Ward-Jackson pp. 168-184〕

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