Design for 4 seat Rockaway, no. 3933
Medium
Pen and black ink, watercolor and gouache
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 1/2 x 8 15/16 in. (16.5 x 22.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of William Brewster, 1923
Accession Number
23.112.1040
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegant world of 19th-century coachmaking with *Design for 4 Seataway, no. 3933* (1884), a delicate design drawing by Herman Stahmer for the renowned New York firm Brewster & Co. This sheet (6 1/2 x 8 15/16 in.) captures blueprint for a luxurious four-seat Rockaway carriage—a light, four-wheeled with a standing leather top, favored by affluent urbanites for its versatility in city and country travel. Brewster & Co., established in 1810, epitomized Gilded Age opulence, crafting bespoke carriages for America's elite, from Vanderbilts to presidents. This 1884 design reflects the fi...
About the Artist
Brewster & Co.|Herman Stahmer
**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...