Design for Road Coach, no. 4126
1891
Medium
Graphite, pen and black ink, watercolor and gouache with gum arabic
Dimensions
sheet: 5 15/16 x 9 3/8 in. (15.1 x 23.8 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of William Brewster, 1923
Accession Number
23.112.477
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegant world of late 19th-century luxury travel with *Design for Road Coach,. 4126* by Brewster & Co., created in 1891. This delicate drawing captures the firm's vision for a refined horse-drawn road coach, a symbol of status for America's Gilded Age elite. Brewster & Co., a premier New York carriage maker in 1810, crafted bespoke vehicles for tycoons like Vanderbilts, blending functionality with opulent design just as automobiles loomed on the horizon. on a modest sheet measuring 5 15/16 x 9 3/8 inches, the work showcases masterful techniques: precise graphite underdrawing an...
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...