Curtain Coach #564
ca. 1870
Medium
Watercolor and gouache and pen and black ink with wash
Dimensions
6 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (16.5 x 23.5 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of William Brewster, 1923
Accession Number
23.112.1478
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegant world of 19th-century carriage design with *Curtain Coach #564*, a delicate design drawing created around1870 by the renowned York firm Brewster & Co This compact work (61/2 x 1/4 inches) the refined lines of curtain coach—a luxurious horse vehicle featuring side curtains for and weather protection, favored America's elite for urban and travel. Brewster & Co., founded in 1810, was a premier coachbuilder whose bespoke creations graced the stables of presidents like Ulysses S. Grant and industrial titans, marking the zenith of handcrafted transport before the automobile er...
About the Artist
Brewster & Co.
**Brewster & Co.** Brewster & Company, a premier American coachbuilder renowned for its exquisite carriage designs, was established in 1810 in New Haven, Connecticut, by James Brewster (1788–1866). Born in 1788, Brewster trained as a wagonmaker's apprentice starting at age 16 in Northampton, Massachusetts, before relocating to New Haven, where he set up his workshop and quickly gained acclaim for...