biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Mountains near Toluca, Mexico
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1883–1884
Graphite on light green wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of Toluca, Mexico, and the nearby mountains. Looking south-southeast from a hill northwest of the Iglesia del Carmen, the view includes the church (or the Cathedral of Toluca), sketchily rendered, in the lower right corner and, in the background at center, the dark, craggy peak of the stratovolcano known as Nevado de Toluca is visible. Hilly terrain and the city of Toluca are loosely rendered in the interceding middle distance.

Verso: Landscape sketch showing a view of a church in the mountainous landscape of Mexico. In the foreground at left, a steep hill with a tree frames a view of a church with a belltower at center. In the background a tall mountain range forms an undulating horizon.
Sense of Smell, Plate from Quinque sensum typi in usum aurifabroru exarati (Images of the Five Senses Engraved for the Benefit of the Goldsmith)
Crispijn de Passe the Elder, Dutch, ca. 1565 - 1637, ca. 1580
Blackwork engraving on laid paper
Print

Horizontal oval within horizontal rectangle. In a grotesque field, the medallion depicts a seated woman smelling roses in a landscape.
Four Small Sketches of Army Mules and Wagon
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1862
Graphite on wove paper, laid down
Drawing

Four small sketches drawn vertically on the page as follows: two hitched mules and a rider seen from the side; one harnessed mule and a second head, seen from the side; one wagon seen from the side; and two mules and a wagon, seen from the front.
Maison du jardin Nommé le desert près la forêt de Marly, batie par le propriétaire Mr. Demonville
Jean-Charles Krafft, French, 1764 - 1833, 1812
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

An architectural print with an exterior elevation and two floor plans for a garden folly house in the form of a ruined fluted column. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
POELE militaire, orné de trophées et faisceaux d’armes en colonnes aux quatre angles
Louis-Gustave Taraval, French, 1738 – 1794, ca. 1791
Etching on paper
Print

Design for a stove heater decorated with neoclassical motifs, in the form of a pedestal with bundles of arrows at the corners and a shield with the face of Medusa on the front, swords and a shaft with a helmet behind the shield. With leaf repeating pattern moldings along the top and bottom. A plan view and scale below. The plate is signed.
Elevation of a Fountain
, 1750–1800
Pen and black ink, brush and watercolor, traces of graphite, off-white laid paper
Drawing

A statue of Diana stands on a richly decorated niche. Water flows from a mask on the column below onto rocks, a snake, duck and plants. A classical bust stands on top the pediment. Below, a measured plan.
Landscape with Rain
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, possibly 1860
Graphite and white chalk on gray-green wove paper
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of rain falling over wooded and rolling terrain. Stretching across the composition at center, a gentle hill his covered in dark trees while, at left, a portion of rainbow is included. Articulated in vertical striations of graphite and white chalk, rain falls from above, seemingly in sheets.
Fragment
, mid-19th century
cotton Technique: printed on plain weave; purple

Fragment shows a group of soldiers and civilians in a city street near a monument with a pedestal inscribed "Place des Victoires" and "Le 24 Juillet." In the center, a man stands on a chair gesticulating as a woman lies in the street. In purple on white.
Double Rainbow over Niagara Falls, Canada
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1856 or 1858
Graphite on tan laid paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of a double rainbow over Niagara Falls as seen from the Canadian side, drawn within rectangular framing lines. At right, the lower portions of both rainbows are clear, while only one visibly arches over the entirety of Horseshoe Falls, at right, Goat Island, at center, and the American Falls, at left. In the foreground, the churning waters of the Niagara River prepare to tumble over the vast, curving edge of Horseshore Falls, which extends from the foreground into the middle distance.

Verso: Unfinished landscape sketch showing the rippling waters of the Niagara River and the trees and other vegetation on its opposite bank, likely Goat Island.
Design for an Earring
, ca. 1800
Pen and black ink, brush and gray watercolor on light green paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Jewelry design for an earring. A disk and a drop, similar to those of 1938-88-829, are connected by a scroll of a ribbon, with some disks and seeds. Verso: slight graphite sketch of an earring. Bevelled corners.
Flower pot
, ca. 1760
Tin-glazed earthenware, polychrome overglaze decoration

Flat back, concave sides, bow front; undulating edges at top and bottom; green acanthus leaf feet. Divided internally by transverse partition. Inner surface provides supports for missing cover. Red peigne (combed) painting at top; blue at bottom. Bouquets of flowers painted at front and two sides.
Cornice Designs
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1775-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Two cornice designs, one above the other. The top cornice is decorated with, from top to bottom, egg and dart, rosette, and acanthus leaf ornamentation. The profile is indicated at the left, as is a scale of "2 Pouces 4 lignes." The bottom cornice is decorated with lancet leaf, ribbon twirl of leaf and bead course, and bead and bar course ornamentation. The profile is indicated on the left, as is a scale of "2 Pouces 4 lignes." The plate is signed and numbered but does not indicate an album letter.
Altar Design
D. Antoine Pierretz, French, active 1647, 1647-55
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for an ecclesiastical (church) altar decorated with classical motifs featuring pilasters, cartouches, medallions with profile portraits, festoons of leaves, scrolling leaves, console tables, incense burners, and candles. A scale below. The plate is numbered.
Border for handkerchief
, late 19th century
linen Technique: machine made tape with needlework fillings

Handkerchief border made from different types of machine made tapes. Spaces between tapes are filled with needleworked stitches.
Printing block
, 1850–75
walnut wood, brass

Block for printing textiles with a carved design of flowering sprays and an ornamental form arranged as a corner and a quarter-ornament of similar design for the center. Wire rods form the pattern in the field and in spaces in carved design. Grooves in back for handling.
Coat of Arms
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1881
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Two sketches of coats of arms. Both show heads. The crest animal of the top design shown toward right, that of the design in the center toward left.
Jug
Samuel Wood, British, 1704 – 1794, 1781
silver, wood
jug

Urn shaped body on stem with stepped, circular foot; urn shaped finial on domed cover extending over lip; body decorated with beading and bright-cut engraving; family arms engraved on both sides; tan wood handle with leaf attachments.
Design for an Incense Burner
, late 18th century
Pen and black, brown ink, black crayon, graphite on cream paper
Drawing

Incense burner shaped like an altar lamp supported by two boughs ending with foreparts of two eagles as handles. Rose festoons are suspended from these and a winged female mask. Friezes surround the shoulder and lower neck. The upper neck is fluted behind a ring with a laurel garland. A putto with tambourine sits on top of the cover. Ovoidal tray supported by knobs at the bottom.
Sketches of Flower Pots
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1877
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Sketch of three flower pots with plants, with color notes.
The Windmill
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, Dutch, 1606–1669, 1641
Etching on laid paper
Print

Windmill in foreground, left, with a ramshackle cottage beyond it.
Judith, from the series "Heroes of the Old Testament"
Jacob Matham, Netherlandish, 1571–1631, ca. 1590
Engraving on off-white laid paper
Print

Judith stands in the foreground holding aloft the severed head of Holofernes. In her right hand she holds a sword. She is dramatically lit from the left which allows shadows to define her voluminous drapery. In the landscape behind her, there are hills to the left and at right, the tent where Judith is shown killing Holofernes.
Artillery Horses with Riders
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1862
Graphite on wove paper, laid down
Drawing

Recto: Horizontal view of series of artillery horses with riders.
Verso: outline sketch of artillery horses and of a canon.
Sidewall
, ca. 1720
Leather, stamped, painted, silvered

Scrolling foliage and stylized flowers, trellis-patterned background.
Wall Clock (Cartel) Design
Jean François Forty, active 1775 – 1790, 1775–94
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

Design for a wall clock (cartel) before lettering and before the numbering on the clockface, with a round clockface featuring scrolling leaves (rinceaux), fleurons, and rosette ornament. Framed by a festoon of flowers, with two putti holding a draped textile with rosettes, passementerie, and tassels, and foliate branches above, below - fluting, scrolling leaves, and running pattern molding.
Design for a Painted Wall Decoration
, ca. 1825
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Elevation of a room. Dado and pilasters in marble. Capitals and molding details picked out in gold. A Wall painted with a square panel showing a landscape. Guilloche decoration at entablature. Above, a hemisphere painted with figures and birds in the sky.
Design for a Clock on an Apartment Panel
Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742, 1749-1761
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Bound print

A rocaille pendule clock set within a panel in an apartment. The clock casing features decorative elements including goat heads, acanthus leaves, putti, a rooster, a portrait medallion, garland, and a trophy with a scythe, an hourglass with wings, and a snake circling a globe. The plate is signed and numbered.
Sketch for an Unused Scene for a Cartoon for Cotton Printing: La Vie de Bélisaire
B. M. Lebert, 1759–1836, ca. 1820
Pen and ink, brush and gray wash on paper
Drawing

Sketch for one island for a cartoon for cotton printing, showing a blind soldier begging, a boy attendant extending a helmet toward a weeping woman who drops a coin into it. (Probably an unused island for a Belisarius subject; island shows the blind Belisarius begging for alms.)
Studies of Irises
Sophia L. Crownfield, American, 1862–1929, early 20th century
Graphite, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on yellow tracing paper
Drawing

Seven studies of irises in various stages of bloom. Three of the designs are colored with purple, green, yellow and red watercolor.
Sleeve fragments
, 19th century
cotton, wool, metal Technique: embroidered

Sleeves of heavy cotton embroidered in repeat pattern of highly stylized medallions, plant and geometric forms. Worked with silver thread, pink, lavender and citron wool, and red, purple and green cotton. Pailettes are attached to the crocheted edges of the sleeves.
Band
, 17th century
silk on linen Technique: cross-stitch and double-running stitch embroidered on plain weave

Band of natural linen (possibly once a border) embroidered in pink silk; continuous geometric floral vine with a guard strip on each side composed of isolated geometric blossoms.
Costume Design: Ziegfeld Follies of 1922
Charles LeMaire, American, 1897–1985, 1922
Brush and watercolor, silver paint, graphite on paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Woman standing in left profile, tall headdress of colors flowers, wearing halter-neck dress with long train.
Console table
, ca. 1740
Carved and gilt wood, marble

Side table of carved and gilt wood, supporting contoured "jaspe rubane" marble top with molded edge. Four serpentine legs entwined by deeply carved leafy branches; feet scrolled under on small supports; curved frieze carved with leafy branches and central symmetrical acanthus leaf motif.
Living Room and Bedroom Brackets, Hall Mirror, Henry J. Allen Residence, Wichita, Kansas
Frank Lloyd Wright, American, 1867–1959, 1917
Graphite on cream paper
Drawing

Designs for different brackets. Lower left: large square with some pattern detailing. Right, smaller square with no pattern.
Fragments
Oberkampf & Cie., Jouy-en-Josas, France, 1759–1815, ca. 1775
cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave

Nine fragments of a chinoiserie design with people, buildings with bells, rocks and bridges. All of the fragments together do not give a full unit of the pattern. In blue on white.
Combat de Trinquemale
Petitpierre et Cie, Nantes, France, 1770–1848, 1783
cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave
Textile

Sea battle with four ships engaged in combat. Parts of subsidiary, smaller scenes. In red on white.
Sample
Orinoka Mills, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, ca. 1910

blue warp and pink weft making floral pattern
Sampler
, 1711
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered on plain weave

Signed and dated Magret Eekhors Anno 1711. Alphabets, numerals and detached motifs showing people, flowers, religious symbols, animals, birds, crowns, etc.
Fragment
, 19th century
silk Technique: supplementary warp pile in a taffeta foundation (velvet)

Velvet showing a red ground with tiny flecks of white and narrow horizontal black stripes.
Chair
Duncan Phyfe, American, 1768–1854, ca. 1812
Mahogany; caning

Rounded reede seat rail; rounded and reeded tapering legs.  Top rail carved with "thunderbolt design" representing streaks of lightning, tied with bow.  Below top rail, two diagonal, crossing bars, reeded.  Arm reeded on top surface; supported on urn-shaped baluster.
Lake George, New York, Looking Northeast
John Frederick Kensett, American, 1816–1872, 1850–65
Graphite on dark cream paper
Drawing

View from western shores of Lake George, looking northeast.  Low hills and farms in foreground; higher hills on the opposite shore.  Scattered islands.
Cravat end
, late 17th century
linen Technique: needle lace

Cravat end showing a design of scrolling flower and leaf forms arranged in a candelabra pattern. Edged on three with narrow scallops of needle lace.
Sketch of Woman's Head in Profile
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, ca. 1895
Graphite on tracing paper
Drawing

Woman's head shown in right profile, looking upward. Hair partly braided.
Plaque
, early 17th century
wood, carved

Carved with a representation of the Queen of Sheba welcoming Solomon? Octagonal panel.
Sketch for Central Figure in the Ascension
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, ca. 1895
Graphite on laid paper
Drawing

Standing figure facing frontally in sheer drapery; gaze directed downward.
A Decoration Dedicated to Peace
, 1675-1700
Graphite, pen and Chinese ink, brush and various watercolor and gouache, brush and varnish on paper
Drawing

Activities in the office of a merchant, a sculptor, a painter. Music and attributes of arts and sciences are shown before the dado of a colonnade. A statue of Peace stands in its central pavilion, Religion and Agriculture in its lateral ones. Playing putti are shown in the intercolumnia.
Edging
, 19th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, peasant style

Provincial style with zigzag band and animal inserted.
Tailpiece
Homer Wayland Colby, American, 1874–1950, 1910
Pen and ink on illustration board
Drawing

A symmetrical design composed of a central decorative shield, flanked by interlacing bands.
Hercules Fighting the Centaurs
Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500–1550, 1542–48
Engraving on off-white laid paper
Print

Horizontal rectangle. Hercules and a centaur fighting, in the foreground. Hercules grasps the hair of the Centaur with his right hand; holds a club in his left hand. Other battling figures, in the background.
The Wedding
, ca. 1840
Wood engraving on paper
Print

The bridegroom putting the right on the finger of the bride. Priest and choir boy are at left, the wedding in the rear.
Handscreen
, early 19th century
Printed silk leaf, turned and gilded wood handle

Handscreen with wide octogonal silk leaf leaf printed with a still life of pottery, birds and instruments in the late 18th century style. Turned and gilded wood handle.
Border
, 19th century
linen Technique: needle lace with ground of loop and twist with loop and twist return

Deep border of needle lace has delicate floral sprays alternating with an elaborate floral outer border.
Edging
, 16th–17th century
linen Technique: needlework on gauze weave net (buratto)

Buratto-style fragment shows a portion of a conventionalized leaf design with small scrolls.
2 fragments of a vessel
, 1st century BC–5th century AD
glass

2 fragments  of vessel which orignally included 26 fragments selected for types of decoration, variation in color of glass, and iridescence. / 8for other accessioned fragments from the original accession of 26 fragmentents see 1928-15-4-a,b,c,g, h, m and n and 1928-15-4-p, q, r, s, u, w and x.
Suitte des Groupes d'Enfants
François de Cuvilliés the younger, German, 1731 - 1777, 1770
Etching and engraving on off-white laid paper
Print

Right plate of a sheet printed with two plates. Depicts two putti. One holding a beaked rodent-like creature in its hand; the other putto has a royal crown and stands before a globe. The plate is signed and numbered.
Sampler
Faiber Edel, 1800
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered on plain weave

Long white linen towel embroidered in red and blue with prayers for Rosh Hoshonna and other holidays, and the order of Seder in squares. In Hebrew.

Kiddush for Rosh Hashonah

Blessed art thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who hast chosed us from all peoples and exalted us above all tongues, and sanctified us by thy commandments. And thou has given us in love, O Lord our God, this Day of Memorial, a day of blowing the Shofar, an holy convocation, as a memorial of the departure from Egypt. For thou hast chosen us and hast sanctified us above all nations; and thy word in truth and endureth forever. Blessed art thou, O Lord, King over all the earth, who sanctifiest Israel and the Day of Memorial. 
Faiber Edel of K. W. Sh. 
Yuda Hanowah Munster
1800
I will wash my hands in innocency (Psalms 26, 6)
Border
, 1840–60
Block-printed

Fancy gimp with braided ribbon and floral (daisy?) boss.  Printed in green, tan and brown, on a white ground.
Album of Prints: Three Books of Ironwork
Gabriel Bonthomme, France, active ca. 1775, 1777
Album

Album of prints containing three books of six sheets each of designs for iron banisters and balconies. The series are credited to Gabriel Bonthomme, although the artist is only identified on each title page as "B."
Design for Renaissance-Style Sideboard in Plan and Elevation
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Graphite on thin cream paper
Drawing

Elevation view (with wall paneling suggested in background): massive carved Renaissance-style sideboard on low rectangular platform; top with molded cornices, surmounted by upper shelf supported by backsplash and 4 columns at center; backsplash decorated with 8 carved plaques along top edge and a vase with flowers on either end; front has center niche flanked by square doors decorated with carved panels showing coats-of-arms surrounded by strapwork cartouches; Four conforming drawers along top edge of front have carved floral plaques at interstices.
Plan view: rectangular sideboard with overlaid molding on top and irregularly shaped upper shelf.
The Turf Inn
, 1780–90
cotton Technique: printed by engraved plate on plain weave
Textile

A horse race taking place in front of a grandstand with the sign "The Turf Inn". In red on white.
Commemorative Scrapbook Documenting the 1901 Record Breaking Coach Race from New York City to Philadelphia and Back Again
James Hazen Hyde, American, 1876 - 1959, 1901
Newspaper and magazine clippings mounted on heavy wove paper, annotated in pen and ink, bound in red leather with gilded lettering
Album Page

Album of newspaper clippings describing the coach trip from New York to Philadelphia and return. The drivers were James H. Hyde and Alfred Vanderbilt.
Marrow scoop
William Fearn, 1792
silver

Double-ended, one larger and one smaller scoop, the larger engraved with a crest on convex side.
Fragment
, ca. 1815
cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave; glazed

Two leopards under a tree in half-drop repeat. Two browns, yellow and blue.
Sidewall
, 1800–1850
Block-printed paper

All-over pattern of petitte white floral sprigs, with terra cotta accents, on deep brown ground. Much evidence of cutting and pasting; possibly seaming at lower edge.
Sidewall - sample
, 1906–07
Machine-printed

Art nouveau; four round roses in horizontal surrounded by leaves shaping a round tree-like form on long intertwined stems which end in two loops. Three vertical lines with small leaves run through the paper nine inches apart. Two looped ribbons are placed on each side of the motif. Printed in pink, shades of red and green.
Fork
, ca. 1675–1700
ivory, steel, gold (?)

Long three-tined fork, (replacement). Thin tubular stem. Pistol-shaped ivory handle with beaded cresting upper edge, faceted panel opposite; gilded bolster.
Ceiling paper
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

On light green-gray ground, complex treillage of chartreuse vines with four-leafed motifs. Printed in pink, chartreuse and red.
Textile
, 1750–1800
linen, cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave

Offset repeat of a flowering branch surrounded by white circles containing small blossoms. Pattern is in red and black on a red picotage background.
Knife with Porcelain Handle
, Handle, Kangxi, 1622–1722; blade, ca. 1710
Imari porcelain; silver, steel
knife

Sabre-shaped blade, silver ferrule with horizontal bands. Tapering porcelain handle, floral decoration in blue (underglaze), red and gold on a white ground. Silver button cap at the top of the handle.
Border
, mid-18th century
Technique: tape lace

Tape lace mixed lace sample, floral vine; mid-18th century Flemish.
Funffte Ausgab seiner vorhabenden werckes...Unterschiedliche Neu Inventirte Verkleiden Zu Modernen und Astonmischen Perpendicul-Uhren...
Johann Jakob Schübler, German, 1689–1741, ca. 1720
Engraving on cream laid paper
Print

Plate 3. Design for a large, free standing case clock which features a globular model of the constellations of the night sky. Inscribed at top of clock: "1724 Iunius 21" and "coelli enar rant gloriam Dei"
Kamben geringsing (ceremonial cloth)
, 19th century
cotton Technique: tied resist patterning in warp and weft (double ikat) on plain weave Label: cotton with tied resist patterning in warp and weft (double ikat)

Cotton textile created in the double ikat  or 'geringsing' technique showing a "kota-mesir" pattern (four-pointed star, notched internal pattern, divides piece into semi-circular segments). Semi-circles depict "wayang patlikur isi" motif (geometric wayang figure) and other figures. Wide border at end with geometric pattern. Design in tan on black. Fringed.
Sidewall
, 1860–80
Block-printed paper

Diamond diaper pattern. Mauve and green outline framework with small squares at junctions. Two different floral sprigs alternate within framework. Printed on ungrounded paper.
Textile
, 1850–1900
cotton Technique: e-gasuri (warp and weft ikat) on plain weave

Narrow vertical panel with naturalistic carp in weft ikat alternating with a geometric shape in warp and weft ikat.
Ceiling paper
Standard Wall-Paper Company, Standard Wall-Paper Company, Sandy Hill, New York, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Three diferent sized medallions printed in pink, green, and metallic gold. Printed on light yellow-green ground with background pattern of petite medallions forming a grid pattern.
Pendant with Memorial Inscription
, 19th century
gold, enamel, hair, glass
pendant

Circular tooled and enameled gold hair pendant. Inner gold disk inscribed with "My second son Gerardus, Dec. 6th 1864." Inscription surrounded by outer enamelled circle with engraved inscription: "In memory of." Lock of hair under glass on reverse.