biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Fragment
, 19th century
silk Technique: embroidered in satin and knot stitches on satin weave

Roughly circular fragment of dark blue satin embroidered with multicolored silks in design of cloud motif, leaves, lotus, bats etc. with central circular flower. Incomplete design cut from larger pieces.
Pleated fan
, 1850–1900
Painted silk leaf, carved and pierced ebony sticks

Pleated fan. Black silk leaf painted with a design of flowers on the obverse. Sticks have a flower and trellis design carved à jour.
Section of wall
Frederick Marschall, ca. 1885
Brush and watercolor on heavy paper
Drawing

Upper right section of wall panel, probably Japanese. Center, painting enclosed in fret border with wide outer borders in black, red and yellow.
Ornamental Vase Design
Georges Charmeton, French, 1623–1674, 1677-1703
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Vase adorned with bands of geometric and floral ornamentation, acanthus leaves, and rosettes. The handles of the vase have the heads of lions. The body of the vase features a high-relief of two cupids holding garlands of fruits, leaves, and ribbons and supporting a roman mascaron. The vase is elevated on a square socle with a festoon of leaves and ribbons. The plate is lettered and numbered.
Design for a Candlestick
, late 18th century
Black chalk, pen and ink, bistre on paper
Drawing

Three lion feet on a base, support a capital upside down. Birds holding drapery festoons at center supporting a tureen topped with an owl.
Ornament Design
François-Thomas Mondon, French, 1709 – 1755, 1736
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

A chinoiserie (European decorative arts and architectural style inspired by fanciful ideas of China and East Asia) ornament print with a fantastical bird or dragon in a landscape. Rocaille ornament in the center of a landscape featuring a cartouche, c-scrolls, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), a mask (mascaron), shells, fluting, and batwing motifs, with festoons of flowers and leaves. Clouds in the sky and foliage on the ground and in the background. The plate is numbered and signed.
Square
, 3rd–4th century
wool, linen Technique: slit tapestry with supplementary wrapping

Inner square containing four swastikas within plain outer frame. Paint has been applied to the mount.
Design for an Andiron
Jean Cotelle, French, 1607–1676, 1622-1676
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for andiron decorated with three female anguipeds; Around the andiron are designs for another andiron, a container, a handle for fire tongs, and a design for another handle.
Design for a Brooch
, mid- 18th century
Pen and ink, brush and sepia wash, green watercolor on paper
Drawing

Jewelry design for a brooch. A branch turned to the left, springing from a blossom, with big leaves and small flower stems. Hanging at center, a green drop-like diamond or gem.
Study of Standing Woman for "The Republican Court" (Lady Washington's Reception Day)
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, 1860
Graphite, white chalk on grey wove paper
Drawing

Woman standing facing towards the right, her right hand holding her skirt, as in the pose of Mrs. Washington, and her left hand out. Verso: Studies of a left hand and an elbow.
Design for an Earring
, late 18th century
Pen and black ink, brush and gray watercolor on light green paper
Drawing

Jewelry design for an earring in the shape of a fantastic pavilion. Below five drops, with lambrequins (decorative drapery) above in the intervals. In the central part a kind of vertical knot is connecting a base and the "roof." In the intervals are drops and four small disks. Bevelled corners.
Plan de la Chapelle ou est representé le tombeau de Monsieur le Duc de Montmorency, fait p Monsr. Anguér
Jean Marot, French, 1619 - 1679, ca.1635–ca.1660
Etching on laid paper
Print

An architectural floor plan of a chapel with a rotunda, and a scale below. The plate is titled and signed.
Project for an Escutcheon
Leonardo Scaglia, French, active Italy, 1640 – 1650, 1625–1650
Black chalk, pen and ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Design for an oval escutcheon with a helmet cresting.
Landscape: verso: Grotesque Design
, early 17th century
Charcoal, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

View of a valley with a town. A group of trees in the foreground. Verso: scrollwork frames an oval reserve.
Two Designs for Candlesticks
, ca. 1810
Black crayon on light blue paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Two candlesticks shown beside each other. Candlestick at left has only the left side fully executed, candlestick at right has only the right side fully executed. At left, the base of the candlestick contains one executed compartment with an eagle. The shaft has two foliated parts connected by one with a band. At right, at the base are two standing eagles supporting a festoon. The shaft has three foliated parts.
Suite du Jardin de St. James
Jean-Charles Krafft, French, 1764 - 1833, 1812
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

An architectural print illustrating various garden buildings and structures, including an elevation and section for a Chinoiserie punt (boat), an elevation for a Chinese style pavilion and grotto with a figure and surrounding trees and landscape, along with an underground plan for the grotto and icehouse. The plate is titled, signed, and numbered.
River Highway
Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858, 1797-1858
Woodblock print in colored ink on paper
Print

Water was the main highway of transportation during this time. Three boats filled with people are traveling back and forth from shore to shore. Two bigger ships are shown in the background sailing downstream. A village is tucked at the edge of a forest with Mt. Fuji looming beyond in the distance. The foreground is neutral, with abstract lines suggesting a swamp with tall grasses.
Plan de rez de chaussé de la maison de Monsieur Roland à la ville neusve à la rue Clery
Jean Marot, French, 1619 - 1679, ca.1635–ca.1660
Etching on laid paper
Print

Architectural plan for the first floor of a hôtel particulier (grand house) with a scale below. The rooms are labelled, the plate is titled, and signed.
Coupe et Décoration du Sallon pour le Bâtiment Dorique
Jean-François de Neufforge, Flemish, 1714–1791, 1768
Engraving on paper
Print

Cross Section revealing decoration of a living room with classicizing motifs. There is a scale bar of 12 toises (1 toise was equal to about 3.799 square meters) at the bottom of the page. The plate is signed and numbered.
Heraldic Achievement Designs
Nicolas Guérard, French, ca.1648 – 1719, late 17th–early 18th century
Etching on laid paper
Print

One design for a heraldic achievement with a blank shield and three designs for allegorical vignettes related to military victory with nude male figures representing the prisoners/ vanquished, arms and armor, drums, an eagle, and military flags. The designs are in outline and the plate is numbered.
Elevation d'une Chambre de Coucher
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, 1774
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Elevation of a bedroom with a canopied bed at center decorated with rosettes, tassels, and garland. The paneling of the room is framed with ornament motifs including acanthus leaf, bound leaf, and bound reed. The plate is signed.
Trophy Design
Jean-Charles Delafosse, French, 1734 – 1789, late 18th century
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for an ornamental hanging trophy. A copy after one of the trophies in the print titled ‘Attributs de Musique' (Attributes of Music), published by Daumont, after Jean Charles Delafoss (Paris, ca. 1770). Trophy depicting objects associated with music and the theatre, including masks, sheet music, horns, flutes or pipes, drums, tambourine, and flowers. The plate is numbered.
Sketches for a Palace
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1792-1795
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper
Drawing

Center: an elevation: two obliquely disposed wings flank the central domed section showing a colonnade in its full width. Flights of stairs or ramps lead to it. Several plans are concerned with the idea of wings radiating from a central section. Top left, bottom rights: two views. The dome rises from a side wing.
Hudson Valley in Winter from Church's Farm, New York
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1865–75
Brush and oil, graphite on paperboard
Drawing

Landscape sketch of a winter scene at Church's fram in Hudson, New York. Snow-covered slope in foreground descends to darkened grove of trees in middle distance. Beyond, a partially wooded hill is brightly illuminated by the sunset. Portion of the Hudson River visible at right. In background, mountainous terrain of the Catskills visible while yellow-green twilight sky extends above.
Stage Design: Villa with Obelisk and Albani Arms
, 1700–1750
Pen and brown ink, watercolor on white laid paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle showing a palace façade and loggia surmounted with balustrade. In the background, an obelisk is capped with a "mountain and star", the Albani arms. Lined and ruled border.
Huilier
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1775-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Design for an oil, and probably vinegar, dispenser. The two cruets are rendered with high gloss and have thinned necks and open mouths. They are placed within a richly ornamented stand with feet. Between the two cruets, an obelisk ornamented with a guilloche of laurel wreaths stands atop the stand on orbs. The stand itself features ornamentation of bead course, scrolling acanthus leaves, fluting with decorated channels, and bound leaves. The center of the base has a mascaron with rays behind in within a rondel, surrounded by two horns of plenty with flowers. The plate is signed and numbered.
Panel Design
Claude-Louis Desrais, French, 1746–1816, 1789
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Fourth plate from a series of six plates of arabesque panel designs, featuring neo-classical ornament. A central putto stands under a roofed structure, decorated with flaming heart finials, titled Amori, in the center of the plate, above a basket of flowers with leaves, arabesque ornament featuring fleurons, birds, butterflies, flaming hearts, acanthus leaf ornament, peacock feathers, winged putti herms. Below, three female figures on clouds support the temple structure above. The plate is signed and numbered with an inscription in red ink along the left side.
Band
, early 19th century
linen Technique: machine lace

Narrow lace band with a pattern of two confronted antelope-like animals. Machine made in imitation of Mechlin-style bobbin lace.
Fragment
, 17th century
silk Technique: 5-harness satin damask

Red damask in an allover repeating pattern of a bar with a scrolling floral forms arranged in rows.
Fragments
, early 18th century
silk, metallic yarns Technique: printed on compound weave with discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocaded)

Two fragments of woven fabric showing a continuous vertical floral pattern in polychrome with metallic yarns on a cream ground.
Dyer's record book
Old Pacific Print Works, Lawrence, MA, USA, 1871
cardboard, paper, printed wool samples Technique: printed on plain weave and 2/2 twill

Printer's sample book with formulas for dyestuffs. Contains 114 samples in various designs including paisley.
Fragment
, 17th century
silk, metallic Technique: plain weave with supplementary weft

Design of triangular shapes in a diamond grid in gold on green.
Fanfan et Colas
, ca. 1784
Engraved and hand-colored paper leaf, turned wood handle
Handscreen

Obverse: hand-colored engraving of a woman with two small boys, one wealthy and one poor, in a garden setting, surrounded by a scrolling framework. Reverse: text from "Fanfan et Colas, Fable Iere, par Mr. l'Abbé Aubert."
Landscape with House Near a Waterfall
Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, German, 1712 - 1774, 1764
Etching on paper
Print

In a mountainous wooded landscape, a waterfall is seen in the left foreground. To the right, on a small bluff is a hut. The stream widens to the right, and in the right foreground are three figures and a boat.
Elevation of a Chalice
, ca. 1750
Black chalk, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Faith with chalice and Hope are seated at the corners of the base. The shaft shows two cherubim and a female mask. An angel with the title of the cross is on the knob. The bottom of the cup is surrounded by clouds, in which kneel two angels with the Vera Ikon.
Drawing
Leonardo Scaglia, French, active Italy, 1640 – 1650, 1650-1675
Pen, brush, bistre, ink, brush, grey water color. Paper

Horizontal rectangle. Seemingly walking. The right hand is raised, carrying what seems to be a bunch of leaves. The angel wears a tunic and a skirt. Below are two bases, a polygonal one and a square one. Only the base of the candlestick is shown.
Pleated fan
, ca. 1860
Paper leaf with hand-colored lithograph, pierced, carved and gilded mother-of-pearl sticks, rivet set with a faceted stone, gilt metal bail

Pleated fan. Leaf of paper with hand-colored lithograph. Obverse: three classical figure groups in landscape. Reverse: smaller scale single landscape with distant buildings and figures. Pierced, carved and gilded mother-of-pearl sticks wide enough to form uninterrupted mass of decoration at gorge when open. Rivet is set with a faceted stone. Gilt metal bail.
"Democracy, or a Sketch o
James Gillray, 1756 – 1815, 1800
Etching Support: white wove paper laid down on beige wove paper
Print

Support: white wove paper laid down on beige wove paper???
Lion Brewery
Joseph Pennell, American, active England, 1857–1926, 1887
Etching in black ink on paper
Print

Night scene, with profiles of building and their lights reflected in still waters of the Thames, London.
Tassel
, 18th century
silk, metal thread, wooden core

Skirt of white silk threads, partly covered with metal threads, all looped and each supporting a colored tassel. Collar of silk and metal threads. Head is vase-shaped and wrapped in silver and gilt threads. Loop of braided pink, blue, yellow and white threads.
Fragment
, mid-17th century
linen, silk, metallic thread Technique: needlework on gauze weave (buratto)

Gauze weave (buratto) with embroidery of scrolling steam with flowers, leaves and birds arranged as corner ornament and wide border between narrow borders of repeating conventionalized forms.
Drawing
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1800-1815
Pencil, pen, ink, brush, dark brown wash. (laid) Paper

Horizontal rectangle. DIANA and her companions are shown in a cave, near or in  the water. DIANA points at ENDYMION who runs outside followed by a dog.
A View of Rochester
Richard Marshall, British, died 1779, ca. 1710–1730
Engraving on paper
Print

The v iew is taken looking across the river midway toward the city of Rochester, with the cathedral and keep in center middle distance. At the extreme left a strone bridge crosses the river. Inscribed in the margin: "A View of Rochester / Sold by R. Marshall at No. 4 in Aldermary Church yard London."
Portraits of United State
Frederick T. Stuart, 1837 – 1913, ca. 1888
Steel engraving Support: white wove paper
Print

Vertical rectangle; within oval frames are bust length portraits of the presidents, grouped around a central vignette of government buildings. Illustration for John Stevens Cabot Abbott's ''Lives of the Presidents.'' matted with 1957-148-50C.
Fragments
, 1750–1800
silk Technique: plain weave with supplementary warps and supplementary wefts

Scattered floral sprigs on pink and white stripes.
Panel
, 1830–1850
silk Technique: plain weave with discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocaded)

One repeat of a large symmetrical triple-crowned floral ornament against a grey-green ground with minute flowers. Ivory warp, beige weft.
New York from Brooklyn Bridge
Joseph Pennell, American, active England, 1857–1926, 1908
Etching in black ink on laid paper
Print

The buildings of Manhattan are seen in afternoon light, and are partially obscured by smoke. River craft in the foreground.
Design for Woven Fabric
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1805–15
White, blue gouache Support: glazed laid paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle: a filled quiver stands in an ovoid formed by floral elements and surrounded on top by a star crown.
Study of clouds, Rome, Italy
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, 1893–1894
Brush and watercolor, gouache, graphite on paper
Drawing

Sketch of a sunset and clouds.
Jeunesse d'Alcibiade, plate 19 from the HIstoire Ancienne
Honore Daumier, French, 1808 – 1879, 1842
Hand colored lithograph on paper
Print

Vertical rectangle. Street scene with Alcibiades, holding monocle to eye, strutting toward the left before a group of male bystanders. He is preceded by his dog.
Joseph Pennell
Childe Hassam, American, 1859–1935, 1917
Lithograph with scraping in black ink on wove paper
Print

The artist is seen from the back standing at his work table before a window.
Ornament, Christmas
, 1850–99
Dough

Brown bear-like animal.
Textile
, 1851–63
cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller and block printed

Ground printed in grey by molette; minute dots form pattern of fern leaves, picotage of stripes. Over-printed with delicate rose cluster and foliage pattern in red, white and black.
Border
, 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, Mechlin style

Louis XV pattern.
Cap streamers
, 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, Binche ground

Densely patterned cap streamers in the Binche style.
Cap crown
, mid-18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, Mechelin style

Symetrical arrangement of central blossom surrounded by twisting leaves. Three separately made pieces joined together
Earrings
, late 19th century
Metal, gilt

A and B: band with filigree ornament, studded with three small turquoise stones and six small concave disc pendants.
Dish
Herculaneum Pottery, English, 1796 – 1841, ca. 1810
porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
dish

the circular dish with gold rim and a transfer-printed scene in the center of a woman seated on a Greek style chair feeding a child.
Model of a Renaissance Church
, 1600–1700
wood, gesso, paint
architectural model

in the form of a Renaissance chapel abutting a brick building behind it, the chapel's front portico of single story, with three arches raised on double columns, surmounted by a single window in the wall, below an open triangular pediment, the back building with three roof tops.
Design for Sideboard with Serpentine Front and Six Legs
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Graphite on thin cream paper
Drawing

Rectangular sideboard  with serpentine front on six  straight tapered legs; convex center section of front has three drawers: two smaller ones atop one larger one, each with one round pull.
The Library at Dingestow
Charlotte Bosanquet, British, 1790 – 1852, 1840s
Brush and watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite on white wove paper
Drawing

In this view of the library at Dingestow, bookshelves, enclosed by square Corinthian columns and pilasters, line the walls. The frieze with classical busts above the shelves, panelled overmantel and tracery ceiling are inspired by the English Renaissance style of Henry VIII. The seating, slipcovered in red-and-white striped fabric, evokes a comfortable Victorian setting.
Design for a Six-Legged Rectangular Dining Table
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Graphite on thin cream paper
Drawing

Rectangular molded top with dividing stretcher running across center, raised on 6 [5 shown] slightly tapering legs on casters.
Album of Ornamental Ironwork: Balconies and Balustrades
Jean François Forty, active 1775 – 1790, late 18th century
Album

Album of ornamental ironwork designs by J.F. Forty. Three series of designs for staircase, balcony, and window balustrades. The plates are signed and numbered.
Album of Staircase Balustrades and Gate Crown Designs
Laurent Desboeufs de Saint-Laurent, French, active 1763 – 1776, 1772–77
Album

Album containing two incomplete series of wrought-iron designs for staircase balustrades and ornamental gate crowns after designs by Laurent Desboeufs de Saint-Laurent. The plates are numbered and signed.
Design for Corner Cabinet of Mahogany with Elaborate Backsplash
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Pen and black ink on thin cream paper
Drawing

Triangular lower body with 2 glass doors front; raised on 3 tapering legs; elaborately carved backsplash with 3 attaching shelves, the lower one raised on 2 free-standing columnar supports; most shelves hold pieces of china.
Panneau avec un palais rococo composé de trois salles...des escaliers avec...une fontaine, 6th plate
Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, French, b. Italy, 1695–1750, 1740
Engraving on white laid paper
Print

1921-6-212-35-a: Candlestick exuberantly designed with swirling mov...;     1921-6-212-35-b: Architectural panel showing three rooms covered by...
Fountain and nude male figure
Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773, ca. 1759–70
Red chalk on paper
Drawing

At left, fountain with three figures visible at the bottom layer and two at the top. At right, posterior view of a reclining male nude.
Pleated fan
, 1846
Printed, hand-colored and gilded paper leaf, drilled and painted bone sticks with metal foil decorations, faceted stone at rivet, gilt metal bail, silk tassel, mirrors on guards

Pleated fan with double leaf. Printed, hand-colored and gilded paper leaf. Obverse: Queen Isabella II and her sister Luisa Fernanda in a double wedding ceremony; dignitaries in attendance are identified in cartouches below. Reverse: cherubs holding up an oval with cipher. Drilled and painted bone sticks with metal foil decorations showing flowers and ribbons. Faceted stone at rivet. Gilt metal bail. Tassel. Mirrors on guards.
Case for Knife and Fork (Part of Traveling Cutlery Set)
, ca. 1700
silver, wood
case

1985-103-100-a: Wooden sheath, oval in section, covered with silve...;     1985-103-100-b: Two long straight tines with rounded shoulders. Fa...;     1985-103-100-c: Long blade with straight upper edge, the lower edg...
India House, The Sale Room, from "Ackermann's Repository"
Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1756–1827, 1808
Aquatint, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Oval room with statues in niches above the auctioneer's or moderator's desk, in rear. Customers on benches, sloping up to the back, in the foreground. Title, artists', and publisher's names below.
Sidewall
, 1863
Machine-printed on newspaper

a) Printed on recto, scenic vignettes with two alternating views. Central view is of five figures and a dog on stairs surrounded by buildings and trees. The other scene, split between the top and bottom of the paper, is a boating scene in a harbor. Printed in orange-red, white and brown on ungrounded paper.  "1958" printed in top left selvedge.  Printed on verso, is "The Weekly Junior Register", dated April 9, 1863, from Franklin, Louisiana. Civil War newspaper; b) is a reproduction of the original wallpaper design.
Architectural Details at Bois
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, 1883
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Byzantine capital with leaf motif, right, abacus and profiles of Byzantine capitals.
Borders
, 1820
Block-printed on handmade paper

Conventionalized brown bamboo strips in high relief against yellow background. The actual ground of the paper is brown. Two borders included in one width.
Saint Bartholomew and Saint Matthias
Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500–1550, 1520
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Figures of two Apostles are shown, standing, turned toward the left. Saint Bartholomew, at left, carries a knife in his right hand. Saint Matthias, at right, carries an axe over his right shoulder. A small cottage in distance to the left.
"Vues d'Italie" [Bay of Naples]
Dufour et Leroy, 1815–20
Block-printed, mounted on muslin
Scenic

In sepia tones. Remains of a tree in foreground, rest of panel is just unprinted on gray ground.
Knife
, late 16th–mid-17th century
Steel, niello, brass, enamel, emerald, gilding

Leaf-shaped blade tapering towards the point. Decorative indentions on the upper edge. Blade engraved with scrolled pattern, gilded near bolster. Waisted bolster with stylized leaves and beaded horizontal band. Handle with niello scrolled pattern at back and front. Finial of volute capital, dark blue enamel, surmounted by rose enamel gadrooned urn and rozette at green enamel.