Design for Wagonette, no. 3369
1877
Medium
Pen and black ink, watercolor and gouache
Dimensions
sheet: 6 3/8 x 8 7/16 in. (16.2 x 21.4 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of William Brewster, 1923
Accession Number
23.112.1382
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegant world of 19th coachbuilding with *Design for Wagonette,. 3369*, a delicate 1877 drawing by the esteemed New York firm Brewster & Co. This precise rendering captures the blueprint for a wagonette—a light, open four-wheeled carriage popular among the elite for leisurely drives. At just 6 3/ x 8 716 inches, the sheet the firm's reputation for crafting horse-drawn vehicles during America's Gilded Age, when such designs blended functionality with opulent style. Rendered in pen and black ink with watercolor and gouache, the work showcases meticulous drafting techniques: fine i...
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...