Design for Stanhope Phaeton, no. 3244
1876
Medium
Pen and black ink, watercolor and gouache
Dimensions
sheet: 6 3/16 x 9 1/8 in. (15.7 x 23.2 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of William Brewster, 1923
Accession Number
23.112.697
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegant world of 19th-century carriage design with *Design for Stanhopeaeton, no. 3244* by the renowned New York firm Brewster & Co., created in 1876. This delicate drawing captures the poised grace of a Stanhope Phaeton lightweight, open four-wheeled carriage by the elite for its speed and style. Named after a British statesman, the Stanhope was a symbol of refined leisure in Gilded Age America, blending functionality with opulent detailing before automobiles reshaped travel. Brewster & Co., America's premier carriage makers from the 1810s to the early 20th century, crafted veh...
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...