Stanhope Gig # 3766
1882
Medium
Pen and black ink, watercolor and gouache with gum arabic
Dimensions
sheet: 6 15/16 x 9 1/8 in. (17.6 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
23.112.585
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegant world of 19th-century equestrian transport with *Stanhope Gig #6*, a meticulously rendered design drawing by the renowned New York carriage makers Brewster & Co., dated 1882. This delicate work on a modest sheet measuring 6 15/16 x 9 1/8 inches captures the sleek lines of a Stanhope Gig—a lightweight two-wheeled carriage by the fashionable elite for its sporty agility and open-air charm. Now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and department, it was generously gifted by William Brewster in 1923. Brewster & Co., established in the 1810s, epitomized America...
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...