Design for 2 Wheeler, no. 776
Medium
Pen and black ink, watercolor and gouache
Dimensions
sheet: 6 1/8 x 8 5/8 in. (15.6 x 21.9 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of William Brewster, 1923
Accession Number
23.112.1896
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegant world of 19th-century coachmaking with *Design for 2 Wheeler no. 776*, a meticulous rendering by the renowned New York firm Brewster & Co., in collaboration with designer Paul Rodissart. between 1850 and 1874, this drawing depicts a sleek two-wheeled carriage—likely a lightweight buggy or sulky—tailored for speed and sophistication. Brewster & Co., founded in 1810, was America's premier carriage maker, crafting bespoke vehicles for the elite, from presidents to robber barons, embodying the Gilded Age's opulent mobility. Rendered in pen and black ink with watercolor and g...
About the Artist
Brewster & Co.|Paul Rodissart
**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...