mounting block

mounting block is a street furniture or architectural structure.

Also recorded as horse block; carriage stone; carriage block; horse steps; horse mounting block; mounting steps.

Overview

Catalogue entries for furniture state timber, construction, later restoration and dimensions. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

raised platform for mounting and dismounting a horse or vehicle

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Mounting block”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q6925799: mounting block
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