The stables' forge – Carriage Museum, Vaux-le-Vicomte

A mannequin of a farrier in a leather apron stands by his anvil in front of a large hood, with a workbench, a vice, tongs and horseshoes hanging on the wall. The forge, essential to any great stable, shod the horses and repaired the ironwork of the carriages kept in the outbuildings of the château.