Design for Landau, No. 3821
1883
Medium
Pen and black ink, watercolor and gouache with gum arabic
Dimensions
sheet: 6 3/4 x 9 1/16 in. (17.1 x 23 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of William Brewster, 1923
Accession Number
23.112.137
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegant world of 19th-century coachbuilding with *Design for Landau, No 3821* by Brewster & Co., a 1883 rendering from the Metropolitan Museum of's Drawings and Prints collection. Created on a modest sheet measuring 6 3/4 x 9 1/16 inches, this drawing showcases a luxurious landau—a four-wheeled carriage with a convertible roof, favored by the elite for its versatility and style. Gifted to the Met in 1923 by William Brewster, it preserves a snapshot of Gilded Age craftsmanship. Brewster & Co., New York's premier carriage makers founded in 1810, catered to America's wealthiest fam...
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...