Design for Glass Panel Coach, no. 4069
Medium
Pen and black ink, watercolor and gouache, with gum arabic
Dimensions
sheet: 6 5/8 x 8 1/2 in. (16.8 x 21.6 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of William Brewster, 1923
Accession Number
23.112.201
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegant world of 19th-century luxury travel with *Design for Glass Panel Coach no. 4069*, a meticulously crafted drawing from 1890 by the renowned New York firm Brewster & Co., with design attributed to Herman Stahmer This petite sheet (6 5/8 x 8 1/2 inches) captures the ornate panel intended for a high-end glass coach, showcasing the firm's mastery in creating bespoke carriages for America's elite during the Gilded Age. Brewster & Co., established in 1810, was synonymous with opulent horse-drawn vehicles, serving presidents, robber barons, and royalty. By 1890, as automobiles l...
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...