Sleighs, series 1
1856–1914
Medium
Ink, watercolor and gouache on calque, matted and bound.
Dimensions
8 1/8 × 1 × 12 3/4 in. (20.6 × 2.5 × 32.4 cm)
Classification
Albums|Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of William Brewster, 1923
Accession Number
23.112.7
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegant world of 19th American transportation with *Sleighs, series 1*, a meticulously crafted design album by the renowned New York carriage makers Brewster & Co. Produced between 1856 and1914, this bound volume showcases a series of sleigh prototypes, reflecting the firm's mastery in creating luxurious winter vehicles for the elite. Gifted to the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1923 by William, it measures a compact 8 1/8 × 1 × 12 3/4 inches, perfectly suited for a draftsman's workbench. Rendered in ink, watercolor, and gouache on calque—a translucent tracing paper ideal for precis...
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...