Design for Brougham (unnumbered)
Medium
Pen and black ink with graphite
Dimensions
6 1/8 x 9 in. (15.6 x 22.9 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of William Brewster, 1923
Accession Number
23.112.1415
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegant world of 19th-century coachmaking with *Design for Broughamunnumbered)*, a precise rendering by Brewster & Co. in collaboration with designer Paul Rodissart, 1850–70. Created at the peak of horse-drawn carriage culture in New York, this drawing captures the refined lines of a brougham—a compact, enclosed carriage favored by the urban elite for its stylish privacy and open driver's perch. Brewster & Co., a premier American firm founded in 1810, crafted luxury vehicles for presidents, royalty, and tycoons, embodying Victorian-era opulence before automobiles reshaped travel....
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...