biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Study for "The Mermaid Window," A.H. Barney Residence, New York, NY
Elihu Vedder, American, 1836 – 1923, 1882
Pastel crayon, brush and wash on wove paper
Drawing

1955-38-2-a: Narrow flanking panel for central composition. Pea...;     1955-38-2-b: Central panel. Mermaid sits in underwater scene wi...;     1955-38-2-c: Narrow flanking panel for central composition. Pea...
Design for a Glass Panel Window for the Coved Ceiling in the Music Room
Frederick Crace, English, 1779–1859, ca. 1817
Brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Design for the Royal Pavilion, Brighton. A lozenge-shaped panel. The central design is composed of two winged insects arranged symmetrically within a circle. This design is flanked by two diamond-shaped fields containing a stylized bud motif.

Original album associated with this collection still exists.  See 1948-40-1 accessory
Frieze
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Rose bouquets set within medallions, alternating with more rose bouquets. A wavy band runs along the bottom edge. Pendents and scrolls suspended from top edge. Printed in burgundy, yellow, white, green and brown on background that shades from tan to brown
Vase
Rookwood Pottery, American, 1880 - 1967, 1915
Glazed earthenware

Dusty olive-green shoulder shading into soft tan and blue with branches of muted pale green leaves and peach and violet-blue berries; lower body violet. Straight sides tapering slightly outward toward base which curves abruptly inward but has no foot. Flat shoulder with suggestion of band where it joins body; large lipless mouth.
A Water Trough
Walter Shirlaw, American, b. Scotland, 1838–1909, ca. 1885
Brush and watercolor, graphite on paper
Drawing

A water tough, with two donkeys and several figures around it.
Bag
, mid-19th century
glass beads, silk, steel Technique: knitted with beads

Unevenly shaped bag fringed with silver beads with tassel of silver beads attached to each end of the rounded steel frame. Same scene on each side: houses and trees beside a river on which a man rows a boat. Lined with gray silk.
Ceiling paper
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, ungrounded, liquid mica

Repeating blue flower motif, foliate motif and blue flower with foliage motif all enframed by geometric shapes (resembling seven-pointed stars and stylized four-petal flowers) on a small dot background. Printed in light blues, light green, brown, tan and white liquid mica on ungrounded paper.
Fragment
, 16th century
linen, black beads Technique: bobbin lace, discontinuous tape

Band with three plants forming tabs.
The Robin's Note
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, August 20, 1870
Wood engraving in black ink on paper
Print

Young lady swinging in a hammock on a shaded porch of a country house.  Robin in upper right singing among the foliage and a second bird flying in the sky above.
Sampler
Elizabeth Freeman Tooker, American, 1826
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, upright Gobelin, and rococo stitches on plain weave foundation

Bands of alphabets and numerals separated by narrow geometric cross borders, followed by a verse and inscription. 
The verse reads:  
To a friend when the bloom of thy cheek shall have faded
away, And death gloomy impress darken thy brow
When that love (?) shall be cold in the clay and that are (?)
the children which playd (?) now.  Oh think not that/ when thou art pillowed in earth and thy soul to the (?)
Bottle
, ca. 1750
Rock crystal, gold

Perfume bottle/scent container composed of a cage-like foil made up of scrolls and plant forms over a crystal bottle.
Sidewall - sample
, 1906–07
Machine-printed

Stylized four-cornered flower with three tulip leaves on three sides and a leaf with scrolls and stem at the low side. Printed in green, olive, blue and charcoal on a background of red and burgundy.
Band
, late 17th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, Binche style with snowball ground

Fragment of a band with very fine symmetrical flowers on a curving vine. Binche style with snowball ground.
A Garden with Ruined Archway
Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti, Italian, ca. 1660–after 1715, ca. 1700
Pen and bistre ink, graphite on cream laid paper
Drawing

A fountain composed of a bird and scalloped basin on a tri-tiered base feeds a large pool in the foreground. Behind is a ruined archway and semi-ruined building in the right background.
Case for Set of Ten Gilt Demitasse Spoons
Gorham Manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, founded 1818, 1880
velvet, brocade, satin, wood, metal
case

1986-113-10: Oval bowl. Matte gilded obverse and reverse. Edge ...;     1986-113-11: Oval bowl. Matte gilded obverse and reverse. Edge ...;     1986-113-12: Rectangular box with maroon velvet on top and side...;     1986-113-2/12: Bowl of spoon elongated oval, gilded, with band of...;     1986-113-2: Bowl of spoon elongated oval, gilded, with band of...;     1986-113-3: Oval bowl, plain, gilded and undecorated. Stem of ...;     1986-113-4: Oval bowl, plain, gilded and undecorated. Stem of ...;     1986-113-5: Pointed oval bowl, matte gilded. Repousse anthemio...;     1986-113-6: Pointed oval bowl, matte gilded. Repousse anthemio...;     1986-113-7: Pointed oval bowl, matte gilded obverse and revers...;     1986-113-8: Square, spade-shaped bowl. Matte gilded obverse an...;     1986-113-9: Square, spade-shaped bowl. Matte gilded obverse an...
Ceiling border
, 1875–1906
Block-printed

Wallpaper roll.
Large-scale floral branch set within a circular medallion. Stylized foliate motifs on two sides. Printed in shades of mauve, blue, tan and brown on metallic gold, textile-embossed ground.
Miser's purse
, early 19th century
silk, metal Technique: crocheted

Crocheted red silk ornamented with gold beads in diagonal patterns.  Two gold metal rings at opening; a fringe of twisted gold beads at one end; a gold drop at the other.
Traditional Abstract Motifs
, late 18th - early 19th century
Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu)
Katagami

Many of these Japanese motifs originated from China. During ceremonial occasions, in Japan, people wore interlaced circles, medallions, and other abstract designs. This stencil has ink stamps of other designs that would be carved into a different stencil to allow for the use of multiple colors. The lower half of the stencil contains Japanese characters.
Plate, from the "Eden" Service (One of Sixteen)
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, French, established 1756, 1787
soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
plate

Circular molded plate with broad rim painted in purple ground with continuous enameled and gilded floral swags in blue, pink, and green, with gilded scallops. Center with floral border, gilded edge, and central spray ofroses against purple ground.
Portrait of Cornelis C. Anslo
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, Dutch, 1606–1669, 1641
Etching on laid paper
Print

Portrait of Anslo, Mennonite preacher, seated at a table on which are several large books. He holds a writing instrument and a book, positioned upright, in his right hand.
salt
, ca. 1800–30
glass

Oval-shaped bowl on spreading faceted stem on thick diamond-shaped base; cut seratted top edge, sides molded with diamond and fluting pattern, bottom of based molded star pattern
Elevation of House for J. Gregory, Chelsea
Thomas Chawner, English, 1775 – 1851, 1807–10
Graphite; pen and black ink; brush and gray, green and yellow wash on off white laid paper
Drawing

Front elevation of a house places on the lower portion of the sheet.
Inscription above..
Rampes d'Escalliers (Handrails), in Nouveau Livre de Serrurie (New Book of Ironsmithing)
Daniel Marot, French, active in the Netherlands and England, 1661–1752, ca. 1700
Etching and engraving on white laid paper
Print

Three variations of ironwork for handrails. Below, three mask variations for decoration.
Border
, 1810–30
Block-printed and flocked on handmade paper

The design of this narrow border is edged by flocked stripes and consists of a modelled "chain" of wrapped candy-like shapes (spheres alternating with lozenges). Flocking of olive, light green, dark green and black over a gray ground with white shades of gray highlighting.

H# 300
Sidewall
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

On brown ground, vertical stripes bearing rectangular motifs composed of white spirals, group of flowers against gold leaf background.
Design for a Wrought Iron Lecturn, from " Divers Livres de Serrurie"
, ca. 1690
Engraving on paper
Print

The stand is shown de face, the top slightly obliquely.
Ornament Panel Design
Nicolas Pierre Loir, French, 1624 - 1679, 1660–1716
Engraving and etching on paper
Print

Ornament panel design with a central cartouche of a woman with a flowing jug of water seated by water, framed by winged women with fish tails, mask (mascaron), putti, profile portrait, foliate branches, grape vines, lidded vases, shells, s-scrolls, foliate scrolls, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), festoons of leaves, and tapered columns. The plate is numbered.
Domino Paper
, ca. 1750
Block-printed and stenciled on handmade paper

Rectangle, with two bands of floral guilloche against black-rouletted background. To either side, small band with serpentine of flowers and foliage.
Designs for Carved Trophies
François Roumier, French, 16..–1748, 1740-1748
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Page printed with two narrow plates of trophies set within frames with acanthus leaves, scrolls, and shells at the top and the bottom. The trophy of the left plate features a cartouche with an Old Testament scene within it, surrounded by a ewer, incense, doves, and an angel. The trophy on the right plate features a cartouche with an Old Testament scene within it, surrounded by an angel draped in a banner with Hebrew and Latin script, and a censer. Neither plate is signed; both are numbered.
Monday's Hut
Homer Dodge Martin, American, 1836 - 1897, October 2, 1859
Graphite and black pastel crayon on cream wove paper
Drawing

A man with a gun or a stick over his shoulder is shown approaching a hut in the woods. Also, two sketches of horse's heads, one in the upper left corner and the other below at left; "Horse" is written below each of the heads.
Landscape Sketch, Mount Desert, Maine
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, August 19, 1856
Black and white crayon, graphite on grey paper
Drawing

Sketch of a mountainous landscape.
Sucrier
Pierre Germain, French, 1703 - 1783, 1748
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for a sugar shaker decorated with ornament motifs including a floral finial, garland, and bound leaf. The plate is signed and numbered.
Sepulchral monument
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 18th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Large tiered monument with several figures; topped with a robed warrior.
Exterior and Interior Section of One of the Two Halls on the Place Louis le Grand
Jean François Blondel, French, 1681–1756, 1751
Engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Views of the interior and exterior elevation of the temporary halls constructed on the Place Louis le Grand (now Place Vendôme) for the celebrations in honor of the marriage of Louis Dauphin and Maria Teresa of Spain given on February 23-26, 1745. Between the trellised arches are vignettes of individuals strolling (above, the exterior) as well as people crowding the banquet tables for food and wine, and dancing (below, interior).
Design for Stuart Monument
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1793
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper
Drawing

The scheme and the sarcophagus are variations of 1938-88-1296. The design begins below with the sarcophagus. The pedestal has a base, above which rise three steps and a short pedestal on top. Upon the steps sit two crowned women, the left carrying a shield or a medallion and a mace, the right one something indistinct. Beside the left lie fasces beside the right, probably a helmet. On top kneels the king with extended arms upon a cushion, seen from the front. Over the figure is partly drawn another suggestion: a kneeling winged genius at left supports together with a standing putto at right the oval medallion. The putto carries in his left hand a laurel branch. On top is the upper part of a dlying putto supporting the crown with his raised hands. The framing parts of the columns are sketched.
No. 1 Plans Coupe et Elévation d’un Pavillon et Volière éxécuté au Jardin de Mr. Fortaye près Marly par Labbé Architecte
Jean-Charles Krafft, French, 1764 - 1833, 1812
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

An architectural print illustrating a garden pavilion and Aviary with two exterior elevations, two sectional views, and four floor plans. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
Candlestick
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1746–1809
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

Candlestick.
Textile
, 17th century
silk Technique: 4&1 satin damask

All over gold pattern of small leaves on blue-green ground.
Overlook Mountain with Snow, Hudson, New York
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1882
Oil and graphite on tan paperboard
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of Overlook Mountain and the Catskill Escarpment partially covered in snow during winter, as viewed from or near the artist's property in Hudson, New York. Trees and brush are visible in the immediate foreground while rolling and heavily wooded terrain extends into and through the middle distance. In the background, the Catskill Escarpment forms a jagged horizon with Overlook Mountain prominently visible at center, covered in snow. Low-lying clodus hover in the sky among golden, sunset light, while the distant sky is dark and foreboding.
Kylix
, ca. 440 BC
Glazed terra-cotta

Exterior decorated with two groups of three figures, each with central figure of woman holding vessel. Palmettes at handles. Interior centered with fretwork medallion containing woman facing seated man with staff.
Four consoles
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1800–1809
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

Center below, a volute at the upper end, covered by a leaf below; below is a shell. Center at right: a console with spirals at both ends, supports the projecting entablature of a door - or a windowcase. Center at left: a console with spirals at the lower end supports the projecting cornices of an entablature. Above at left is a console supporting projecting moldings. Usual background.
Button
, 19th century
Silver

Flat button with ornament showing a shield with heraldic devices under a crown. Brass back and shank.

On card E
Waistcoat
, ca. 1795
silk, metal-wrapped silk, sequins, wire coils, paste jewels Technique: embroidered using satin, stem and knot stitches and appliqué on satin weave foundation

Men's waistcoat with standing collar, welt pockets and strait-hem. Off-white silk satin embroidered with scattered sprays all over and classical ornament along the lower edge. In soft greens and pinks with gold metallic.
Elevation of a funeral chapel
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1790
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on off-white laid paper
Drawing

The plan of the chapel is a square with a dome. The upper part of the front wall follows the scheme of a sarcophagus with a semi-circular window. Three doors are in the lower part, the central one being on top of a flight of stairs. A colonnade is in front of the mausoleum. Statues stand upon an upper parapet. Laterally are two steepls of two stories each. Urns upon pedestals are on top of them. The colonnade is reached by stairs, horizontally divided in three sections. The paper has been used for part of the plan, graphite. Above at left are parts of human profiles in graphite.
Elevation of a Salon
, 18th century
Pen and ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

View of a domed room. At center, an archway topped with an eagle and pediments. Flanking this are fluted pilasters and door with oval overdoor panels. Ceiling above divided into panels separated with festoons. Between each window, a mirror and a four branch candelabra.
Stage Design, Gothic Castle
Pasquale Canna, Italian, active 18th century, early 19th century
Pen and black ink, brush and gray and black wash on laid paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Gothic castle on high substructure, with bride leading into it.
Medallion
, 3rd–4th century
Warp; S-spun linen. Wefts; S-spun linen, Z-spun wool. Technique: slit tapestry with supplementary weft wrapping.

Four crosses surrounded by circles interlaced by diagonal lines.
Two Chair Designs
Radel, German, active 1760 – 1770, 1849–66
Etching on paper
Print

Designs for a chair and armchair with sculpted wooden frames and upholstered with textiles featuring scrolling leaves and floral motifs. The plate is signed with the printmaker, publisher, and original designer, and numbered.
Border
, 1800–1820
Block printed and flocked on handmade paper

Vertical design, in black flock with red on terra cotta field. Alternating urns and musical instruments enclosed in rectangular framework formed by conventional leaf motif.
Textile
, 1870–80
cotton Technique: roller printed on plain weave

Flower sprays in brown and pink with green scrolling lines on a dark blue ground.
Interior, Japan
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1891–1892
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Sketch of an interior room from the garden.
Fragment
, 18th century
silk Technique: cut and uncut voided supplementary warp pile (velvet) in a plain weave foundation

Green pile on a tan foundation has a design of rosettes set in the corners of squares that enclose a double row of diamond shapes. The square shapes have irregular areas of cut and uncut pile.
Catafalque of the Bolognese Artist Elisabetta Sirani
Matteo Borboni, Italian, ca. 1610 – 1667, 1665
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over graphite on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Plan and perespective view. A flight of steps leads to a pavilion in which the painter is shown at work.
Two Ornament Panel Designs
Jean-Baptiste Huet, French, 1745 – 1811, 1776–89
Crayon manner etching on paper
Print

Two vertical arabesque ornament panel designs featuring grapes and vine leaves, a vase, festoons of leaves, foliate branches, winged female figures, a roundel with a flying putto, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), arrows, and a mask (mascaron). The plate is numbered.
Figure
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1876
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Front three-quarter view of female figure with arms crossed overhead.
Mountains and Lake, Part Two
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, March 1856
Graphite on tan wove paper
drawing

Loose landscape sketch showing the second part of a panoramic view of a mountain range, as seen from across a lake, which is visible in the foreground. Across the surface of the water in the middle distance, the woods and foothills are visible before giving way to the rugged mountain range in the background. Above, lightly-sketched clouds are faintly visible.
Victory with a Garland, Sala di Recezione, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1812
Pen and dark gray ink, brush and color washes over black chalk ruled lines on beige wove paper Support: beige wove paper
Drawing

Fame raises garlands in both hands. On her left, putto with cornucopia; on her right, putto with garland. On ground at left, garland and trumpet; at right, garland and thyrsus. Ruled lines in black chalk suggest rectangular moldings.
Ornamental Vase Design
Edme Bouchardon, French, 1698–1762, 1738-1749
Etching on laid paper
Print

Vase in the shape of an urn with a lid decorated with acanthus leaves and topped by a pinecone. There is a relief band at the neck of the form, depicting a scene of a cupid and putti playing. The body of the vase is fluted and has mask knob-handles on either side. The foot is narrow with a spiral pattern, and the vase is placed on a low, simple, squared base. The plate is lettered and numbered.
Designs for a Chimney
Jean-Charles Krafft, French, 1764 - 1833, 1812
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

Detailed plans and sectional views for a chimney. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
Ironwork Bracket and Sign Design
Jean Tijou, French, active 1689 - 1712, 1693
Etching on laid paper
Print

Ironwork bracket and hanging sign design featuring festoons of leaves, a cartouche, snakes, dolphin, terminal figures, mask (mascaron), rosettes, fleurons, shell, foliate scrolls, and scrolling leaves (rinceaux). The plate is signed and numbered.
Design for the Embroidery of the Lower Part of an Overskirt of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf," Unfinished
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, ca. 1785
Graphite, pen and ink, brush and gouache on paper
Drawing

Two flying birds. A row of cones forms an inner frame, floral motifs and ribbons the outer frame.
View of Florence, Plate from "Scelta di XXIV Vedute delle principali contrade, piazze, chiese, e palazzi della Città di Firenze"
Giuseppe Zocchi, Italian, 1711 or 1717 - 1767, ca. 1743
Etching on paper
Print

Plate from "Scelta di XXIV Vedute delle principali contrade, piazze, chiese, e palazzi della Città di Firenze"
Sidewall
, ca. 1680
Leather, stamped, silvered, painted

Blue field, diapered scrollwork with sprays of flowers and foliage.
Design for a Wall Painting: View of an Imaginary Room
, 1720–50
Pen and ink, bistre wash on paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. The left half of an apse-like room is shown. Views of balustrades through doors at left and in the rear. A pedestral with a bust stands between stools and lamps at the wall between the doors. A pediment with a curved escutcheon and a part of a balustrade are on top.
Mantelpiece
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1746–1809
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

Designs for a mantelpiece.
Designs After Architecture Fragments
Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742, 1749-1761
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Page printed with two plates (each divided into two) depicting architecture fragments, including a portrait medallion, terms and caryatids, a tomb, and grotesque ornamentation. The plates are numbered but not signed.
Bathroom wall and bath tub
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 18th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper
Drawing

A footed bathtub with an image of landscape on wall covered by drapery.
Design for an Earring
, ca. 1790
Pen and black ink, brush and gray watercolor, silver on light green paper
Drawing

Jewelry design for an earring. The ring and three palmettes on top, in the center, and below are of gold. They are connected by chains of disks or pearls, framing festoons below the upper and the central palmette and straight frames at the outsides. Hanging are in the two compartments from a base with on top a palmette composed of disks and leaves five chains with four disks each. Bevelled corners.
Great Writers, Playing Card from Set of "Cartes héroïques" or "Des grands hommes"
Marcel G. Dèschampes, French, active 19th c., 1871
Stencil-colored lithograph on paper
Playing card

Playing card from a set of "Cartes héroïques" or "Des grands hommes"
Trophy Design
P. Moithey, French, active 18th century, mid- 18th–late 18th century
Etching in red ink on laid paper
Print

A design for a musical hanging trophy printed in red ink, incorporating theatrical masks, sheet music, drums, tambourine, French Horn, violin, flute, horns, foliate branches, and ribbons.
Armoires en Encoignure
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Design for two armoires to be placed in corners. The armoire on the left has open shelving and a band of fluting at the top. The armoire on the right has a closed door and is decorated with a branch of ivy, lamb tongue, egg and dart, and acanthus leaves. The plate is signed.
Souvenir des Cressonnières à Veules
Carel Nicolaas Storm van 's-Gravensande, Dutch, 1841–1924, ca. 1873
Etching in dark brown ink on white paper
Print

A shallow brook meanders through a thicket, overhund by trees.