biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Wall facing
, ca. 1725
Tin-glazed earthenware, underglaze

Horizontal rectangle.  Thirty-seven tiles wide and twenty-one high with opening for door or window nineteen and one-half tiles high and twelve wide.  To left and right of opening, centered canopy above. Left, woman representing Hope, right, a sculputure urn.  Centered above opening, a mascaron.  Arabesque design of foliage.
Goose and Duck Hunt with Falcons [above right]; Goose Hunt [below right]
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, ca. 1596-99
Recto: pen and brown ink, brush and black wash over black chalk on laid paper Verso: pen and brown ink on paper
Drawing

1901-39-151-a: Recto, above: Hunters on horseback and on foot are...;     1901-39-151-b: Recto, above: View of a landscape with a duckpond ...
Tile wall facing
, ca. 1725
Tin-glazed earthenware, underglaze

Horizontal rectangle.  Thirty tiles wide and twenty-three tiles high with opening for fireplace eleven tiles wide and ten high.  Foliage arabesques disposed about three vertical axes from which are emphazised by urns at center and right, and at left by the figure of a standing woman carrying an infant on her arm and accompanied by two children.
Sampler
Mary Beech, ca. 1738
linen, silk Technique: embroidered in cross-stitch and satin stitch

Very fine cross stitch on linen showing alphabets, a verse, spot motifs, a buck and doe, and a vase of flowers.
Design for stained glass
Alice Cordelia Morse, American, 1863–1961, late 19th century
Brush and gouache on paper, mounted on illustration board
Drawing

Design of scroll motif in pink, green, and yellow, chartreuse border, circle border and then framed by tan lines.
Sidewall
, ca. 1880
Machine-printed paper

1970-26-4-cdd: Aesthetic or Anglo-Japanesque pattern with overlap...;     1970-26-4-cq: Neo-Rococo all-over pattern of sprouting flowers w...
Figure Toy
Harriet Blackstone, American, 1864–1939, 1922
Brush and oil, graphite on board
Paper doll

Paper doll of a female figure wearing a yellow dress with red flowers.
Sidewall
, ca. 1790
Block-printed on joined sheets

Arabesque with classical orange figures in landscapes, alternating with lyre motif. Also, floral swags and vining acanthus tendrils.  Printed orange, green and blue, with red highlights, on beige ground.
Wall facing
, ca. 1725
tin-glazed earthenware, underglaze

Running design for a frieze or a dado, composed of scrolls of foliage and strapwork, and four repeating motifs--a seated woman in a small upright oval medallion, a putto seated on a rocailled base, and strapwork in axial pattern.  The various panels, A to F, show various repeats of the same design, all being five tiles high and a varying number of tiles wide.
Button
, 19th century
Ivory

1931-59-120-c: Circurlar button of ivory carved in relief in desi...
Taperstick (One of Four)
Doccia Porcelain Factory, Italian, established 1735, ca. 1750–1760
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
taperstick

One of four tapersticks forming part of a table centerpiece modeled as flowing rococo scrollwork and shaded in tones of iron-red, puce, yellow, blue and green. A partially draped figure holds a taperstick in the form of an elongated white cornucopia banded in gilding.
Sidewall
, ca. 1810
Block printed on handmade paper

Original document for "La Vie Parisienne".
Dish (One of Six)
Cozzi Porcelain Factory, Italian, 1763 – 1812, ca. 1770
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
dish

Shell form, decorated in Chinese style with carnations, in red and blue with gilt highlights, on a blue-grey glaze.
Wall facing
, ca. 1725
tin-glazed earthenware, underglaze

Two vertical rectangles, twenty-three tiles high.  A) Nine tiles wide at top; seven tiles wide at bottom.  B) Ten and one-half tiles wide.  

Arabesque design of foliage.  A) with centered figure of Justice under a canopy.  B) with centered urn.
Jug
, 1820–60
Yellow-ground and multi-colored painted decoration on molded stoneware

Satyr mask with black beard with pointed ears and green hair projects out of jug. The rest of jug is decorated with red leaves and circles on yellow ground. Open spout; red border around rim and base.
Britannia
, ca. 1770
Block printed on handmade paper
Sidewall

Pillar and arch design. The framework is composed of a major arch resting upon Corinthian columns.  Looking through the major arch, "Britannia" is seen enthroned atop a curved colonnade of Doric columns.  Britannia is shown facing left, holding a spear, resting on her shield.  The minor arches contain a large-scale urn sitting on a pedestal.   Printed in black and white on a terra cotta ground.  A label giving provenance is pasted near the center bottom edge.
Rustic Interior: Stage Design for the Teatro de' Felicini, Bologna
Antonio Giuseppe Basoli, Italian, 1774–1843, ca. 1810
Brush and watercolor, pen and brown ink on off-white wove paper
Drawing

A large rustic interior space with flagged floors and a wooden roof supported by rough-hewn pillars and beams. The dimly lit foreground space is enclosed by a stone fireplace at right, and the suggestions of stairs at left. In the background, beyond a pair of wooden pillars and a large suspended lantern, the space opens into a semi enclosed kitchen, brightly illuminated by daylight entering from the open roof and entry beyond. A glimpse of treetops and exterior of the structure are just visible at background left. At the center of the image is a large covered fireplace, with assorted crockery resting upon the mantle and nearby shelves.
Border
, 1850–70
Block-printed and flocked paper

Narrow border containing a continuous Greek key motif. Printed in tan, darker tan, burgundy flock and metallic gold. This object is in two pieces, joined on the verso by gummed glassine.
Border
, 16th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, continuous braid-like

Border of pendants alternating with small inset areas of grid work. Pendants edged all around by zigzag lines.
Sidewall - sample
Gledhill Wall Paper Co., New York, New York, founded 1900, 1906–07
Machine-printed

Textile imitation: stylized tulips printed in tans and greens, in ogival medallion, on beige ground.
Trimming
, 16th–17th century
natural linen Technique: bobbin lace, continuous braid-like

Band with loose scroll and pointed edge.
"Orchstres places aux Champs elysees, dans le gran carres"
Félix Duban, French, 1797 - 1870, 1833
Watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite Support: light tan paper mounted on off-white paper
Drawing

Design for two open air pavilions.  At right: A polyhedron pavilion structure with a white roof decorated at its edges with red palmettes.  Below is an irregular cornice colored brown and with bright green scrollwork designs, which supports four red and white striped columns with abstract black designs at their bases.  A central pole runs through the structure and it is articulated with the same scrollwork design of the cornice.  The closed lower portion of the structure is divided into several horizontal bands of decoration articulated with abstract and geometric forms.  Left: A blue and white striped triangular roof pavilion with a red striped pole on each end.  The closed lower portion of the structure is articulated with an upper band of geometric designs in red, white, and blue and rows of square plaques below with similar decorative schemes.
Window shade
, ca. 1860
Machine-printed paper, fabric lining

Paper coated with dark brown on both sides. Center design of griffon tripod supporting double vase containing grapes, red rose bouquet and foliage. Above, arched tongue-and-dart molding from which fall double draperies of red and gray, fringed, and lacy curtains.
The Fleur de Lys
Zuber & Cie, Rixheim, Alsace, France, founded 1797, 1875–1900
block-printed and embossed paper
Sidewall

Stylized floral stripe: floral bouquet in acanthus "vase" on lace-like stripe. Printed in tans on green satin ground.
Textile
, 1800–1830
cotton Technique: relief-printed cotton

Block printed cotton, red ground, small scale Chinoiserie design; uneven medallion frames with buildings center; vase with flowers.  Blue, brown, and red; yellow has faded out.
Cup and Saucer, from a Tea Service
Spode Ceramic Works, English, established 1776, 19th century
porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
cup and saucer

1992-5-51-a,b: Cup has handle with raised spur. Exterior decorate...
Broadside
, 1835
Printed on paper

Reads: "5 Dollars/Reward-/Lost between the CANAL BRIDGE AT/PORT SCHUYLER and the PATROON'S BRIDGE, a/BAND BOX / containing LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S WEARING APPAREL 9etc., etc.) Dated: Albany, July 28, 1835."
Geometric Pattern Imitating Warp Ikat (Kasuri)
, mid 18th - early 19th century
Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire)
Katagami

This warped geometric - checkered pattern resembles a different textile pattern called Ikat (Kasuri). This design started during the middle of the 18th century and became popular for kimonos as well as futon covers.
Sidewall
Carey Bros. W.P. Mfg. Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded 1882, 1875–1920
Machine-printed

Floral striped with stylized flowers in shades of metallic gold, copper and green within frames of beige and cream within striped configuration with fill of pearl-like dots in diamond diaper.
Quick Study of Rough Water
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1890–1900
Pen and black ink on off-white wove paper
Sketchbook folio

Rough sketch of waves and choppy water, possible rocks in bottom right corner.
Border
, 1805–25
Block-printed on handmade paper

Design consists of two bands of varied patterns. The upper band a rinceau with floral medallions and vine tendrils; stripes mark the upper and lower boundaries. The lower band contains a lattice-like pattern of undulating lines with three petals in each outer bay; printed in greens, grays, and white on a polished pastel green ground.

H# 206
Sidewall
, 1820–30
Block-printed paper

Vertically striped ground of blue to green to yellow, with over-printed symmetrical pattern of flowers on curving branches, diagonally striped with white. Ombre, also called irise or rainbow paper.
Unidentified Chapel and Building
, ca. 1845
Block-printed paper on pasteboard support
Bandbox

Bandbox with pale yellow background, brownish green trees, pinky-beige brick buildings. Possibly the first capitol at Albany, with chapel called "The Unidentified Chapel and Building". The lid features a decorative urn with flowers. In background, temple and buildings before mountains, seen across lake with swan. Rim of lid decorated with border pattern of leaves and acorns on blue field.
Sampler
Sarah Russell Waters, American, ca. 1810
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in counted cross and stem stitches on plain weave foundation

Four alphabets and two sets of numerals, in horizontal bands separated by narrow cross borders, with the inscription "S.R. Waters" near the top, and "Sarah Russell Waters, Boston, Massachusetts" at the bottom.
Design for a Painted Porcelain Plate, Les Compotes et Marmelades (Compotes and Marmalades) for the Service des Objets de Dessert (Dessert Service)
Jean Charles Develly, French, 1783 - 1849, 1819–20
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, white gouache, graphite on cream laid paper, circular border in pen and brown ink
Drawing

Design for a painted porcelain plate, rondel. Scene in a kitchen.  A figure of a cook, right middleground, cuts fruit into a large bowl while a woman, seated at right, assists her. A young boy, center middleground, picks up a pear with his right hand.   Another woman, left middleground, spoons some marmalade onto a plate held by a small boy, while a cook, right background, stirs the compote (jam) over a wood stove.  A servant/waiter carrying a tray ascends the stairs in the left background.
Vase
Jan Jansz Van Der Laan, 1680–1710
Tin-glazed earthenware

Tall reeded 8-sided body, bulge at shoulder, tapered neck, slightly flared mouth; painted in underglaze blue on white with large stylized lotus leaf band around center, 3 smaller scroll bands surrounding, and floral/leaf sprays interspersed.
Bandbox
, 1850–60
Block-printed paper, pasteboard support

Pasteboard bandbox lid only, top covered with two pieces of machine printed wallpaper, green background, face-like white pattern with bands formed of closely spaced white lines. Rim and interior of top covered with machine printed wallpaper with white background, striped patterns in green and brown of leaves on vines, flower-like configurations of dots.
Design for a Painted Porcelain Plate, Les Prunes et Pruneaux (Plums and Prunes) for the Service des Objets de Dessert (Dessert Service)
Jean Charles Develly, French, 1783 - 1849, 1824
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on cream laid paper; circular border in pen and brown ink
Drawing

Design for a painted porcelain plate, rondel. Under a roofed outdoor kitchen, three female figures prepare fruit for baking. One woman is placing a tray of plums in a large oven, right middleground.  Another kneeling woman, center foreground, arranges trays for the oven. Two children, left middleground, carry a large basket of plums; behind them, a third woman balances a tray of fruit on her head.  In the left background, a partial view of children collecting plums under a tree, and a house. In the lower left margin, a semi-circular sketch of an oven [?]; in lower right margin, a circle with four lines forming an approximate square in the middle.
Sidewall
Paul Balin, 1880–98
Block-printed and embossed

All-over pattern of flowers and vining tendrils. Design is embossed and printed in white on green background that resembles grasscloth.
Woman Holding a Fan
, late 19th century
Plated metal
Matchsafe

Oblong, rounded corners, featuring raised decoration of plump woman in kimono holding fan with butterfly and flower motifs; reverse features plump male in kimono holding a toothpick to his mouth, bamboo foliage in backround. Lid hinged on upper side. Striker on bottom.
pipe bowl
, 19th century
Fired and polished earthenware

Red earthenware form of trumpet-shaped bowl incised with floriation and beaded cabled band, the whole on a gadrooned stage attached to a flaring stem decorated as the bowl.
Ceiling paper
Liberty Wall Paper Company, Schuylerville, New York, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Lines of floral wreaths alternating with lines of scroll and floral medallions. Spaces between have fleurons. Light yellow ground. Printed in grey and tan. Printed in selvedge: "Liberty Papers"
Traveling Fork with Ivory Handle
, ca. 1550
steel, ivory
fork

Four curved tines, curved shoulders. Long baluster-shaped neck, handle carved ivory in the shape of a lion holding a shield; a small hole through the back of the lion.
Elisabeth, Empress of Austria, Queen of Diamonds from Set of "Jeu Imperial–Second Empire–Napoleon III" Playing Cards
B.P. Grimaud, Paris, France, 1858
Lithograph on glazed paper
Playing Card

Elisabeth, Empress of Austria, Queen of Diamonds from Set of "Jeu Imperial-Second Empire-Napoleon III" Playing Cards
Design for Wallpaper and Textiles: Flowers
, 19th century
Brush and gouache on blue paper
Drawing

Four clusters of flowers and foliage in various colors and sizes at center of page on gray ground. Clockwise from top: pink cluster of flowers and foliage facing away from viewer and to left, purple flower with foliage facing away from viewer and to right, cluster of maroon and yellow flowers and foliage facing towards viewer and to right, pink and yellow pair of flowers with foliage facing left.
A Pair of Dishes
, late 19th–early 20th century
silver
dishes

Seven-lobed bowl with slight rim on high lobed spread foot.
Ceiling medallion
, 1850–75
Machine-printed on machine made paper

Wallpaper center for ceiling. One large square motif, containing a flattened circle composed of several ornamented bands, with roundels at corners.
Ceiling paper
Janeway & Co. Inc., New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1848 - 1914, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

White mica moire on a waving (pink?) and cream ground. 
Printed in selvedge: "Janeway & Co. Inc. 1089"
Two studies of Architectural Details
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, ca. 1879
Graphite and white heightening on beige paper
Drawing

Left, early French capital. Right, rib vaulting from the castle at Newcastle.
Candle holder
, ca. 1730
Wrought iron

A tripod base twisted feet and a triangular platform with scrolling corners. The stem is a wire spiral that extends to form a handle with scroll finial.
Sidewall
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Scrolling foliage forming medallions. Printed in metallic gold and copper pigments on light brown ground.
Niagara Falls
, ca. 1857
Color wood engraving
Print

Horizontal rectangle.
Embroidered picture
, 1840
silk embroidery on silk foundation Technique: embroidered in satin, knot, stem and speckling stitches on plain weave foundation

Picture illustrating the story of "The Lady of the Lake" by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832). The faces, lake and sky are painted; the tree trunks in the foreground are embroidered in chenille yarns.
Textile
, late 18th–early 19th century
cotton Technique: relief printed, colored ground

Coarsely woven curtain panel in wide stripes of red and black. Broad vertical band of red with a large open flower and foliage reserved in white alternates with a broad ban printed in horizontal black lines and overprinted with red dots. Guard borders between wider bands of red with white pattern edged with black line.
Study of Rough Waves Breaking on Beach
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1870–85
Graphite on cream wove paper, bound
Sketchbook folio

Study of beach with large, rough waves crashing on shore.
Rapid Sketch of Rocky Sea Coast
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, after 1878
Graphite on cream wove paper
Sketchbook folio

Choppy sea with two layers of cliffs on left, light sky.
Frieze
Keystone Wall-Paper Company, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Borders printed two across the width. Repeating flowers stemming from pink and green stripes with a large light pink band. Secondary flower pattern printed in white mica. Top has pink stripes and white mica beading/dots. Beige-cream ground. Flowers printed in pinks, light blue, greens and pink liquid mica. Printed in selvedge: "Keystone".
Sidewall
Cresswell & Washburn Ltd, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1880 - 1900, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Alternating floral bouquets covering two different architectural structures (the corner of a staircase and a balcony) with foliate scrolls, connected by floral vining tendrils. Ground is cream. Printed in greens, pinks, white mica, blue, beige, and orange mica.
Printed in selvedge: "Cresswell & Washburn. Phila. 0.593"
Pleated fan
, late 18th–late 19th century
Parchment leaf gilded and painted with gouache, pierced, carved and painted ivory sticks

Pleated fan. Parchment leaf gilded and painted with gouache. Obverse: rustic landscape with figures: a crowned and enthroned man; a woman standing, crowned. Reverse: landscape with sheep and shepherd. Pierced, carved and painted ivory sticks with rococo scrolls and figures. Carved figure on guards.
Italian girl
Elihu Vedder, American, 1836 – 1923, ca. 1885
Pastel crayon on tan paper
Drawing

Head of a young female figure, turned toward the right.
Fragment
, 16th–17th century
natural linen Technique: needle lace, reticella style

Fragment of a scalloped trim with rounded tabs of radiating circles.
Fragment
, late 16th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, continuous braid-like

One tab with stylized blossoms.
Table cover
, late 16th–early 17th century
linen, silk Technique: embroidered in satin, darning and running stitches

Oblong table cover, cream-colored linen; border embroidered in polychrome silks, light shades. Edged in narrow silk fringe. Design consists of symmetrically curving vines with figures of hunters, hounds, boars, birds and stags. Stitches are satin, darning and running.
Miser's purse
, early 19th century
silk Technique: needle knotting (bebilla)

Miser's purse worked in bebilla or oya with very small flowers and leaves on green mesh. Two covered rings as slides for purse.
Sidewall - sample
, 1906–08
Machine-printed

Stylized vining floral; cluster of three roses in front of landscape silhouette. Pinted in red, green, gold and brown on textured tan background.
Bowl
, ca. 1800
Glass

Wide round bowl, low sides; shallow diamond and cut pattern and broad star cut bottom. Deep, trefoil rim.
Sketchbook Page
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1875
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Sketch of a seated female figure; mark over her face.
Border
, ca. 1765
Block printed on handmade paper

Small repeating clusters of flowers in horizontal repeat. At top and bottom are two narrow black lines. There is a possibility that this wallpaper came from the Jeremiah Lee Mansion, Marblehead, Massachusetts. Printed in yellow, red, green and black on gray ground.
Sarcophagus
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1780
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper
Drawing

The left half is shown from the inside of the support. The bathtub form with a fluted body, is seemingly supported by stands with two legs. Below are strokes belonging to another design. Colored background.
Handscreen
, early 19th century
Engraved paper leaf with applied lithograph, turned wood handle

Shield-shaped handscreen, round center medallion shows a woman dancing and playing the tambourine before the king and court; a soldier holds a standard reading "Simplicité, Constance"
Altar mensa
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1746-1809
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on lined blued-white laid paper
Drawing

With slight variations, like -1365. The framings of the front panels have been altered, and two crossed laurel branches around the central one have been added. The left half. The dimensions are inscribed. Beside are measurements of moldings. Written below: "Telaro quanto e longo ache li aggetti devano ricavare dentro". Below a scale.
Decorative door boss and nail
, 15th century
Wrought iron

Hemispherical boss wrought into a raised 8-petalled flower form. Nail head is a truncated pyramid with single vertical lines wrought in the four sides. Square shank.
Chandelier simple
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Design for a candlestick decorated with scalloping, acanthus leaf, garland, bound leaf, gadrooning, and egg and dart. The plate is signed.
Two Panels of Ornament Design
Charles Errard, French, c. 1601 - 1689, 1664-1689
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Two vertical panels of ornament design. At left, a female term with exoticized "American" attributes, holding ribbon-wound sticks of ornament and standing on a pedestal. At right, a seated, clothed female figure with a garland of flowers across her on top of a pedestal with mascaron, ribbon, and garland. The female figure sprouts flowers from her head and is shaded by a canopy. The plate is numbered but not signed.
The Old Hopkinson House, Bordentown, NJ
Francis Hopkinson Smith, American, 1838–1915, ca. 1880
Charcoal, brush and gouache on paper
Drawing

Exterior of a house, seen through trees, from a path that leads to the porch steps.
Playing card
, ca. 1855
Red and black ink, paper

At top: M 6 C; below central image: 2
Tree Trunk, Jamaica
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, June 1865
Oil and graphite on paperboard
Drawing

Botanical sketch of the trunks of two trees that grow at the foot of a slope in Jamaica. Visible from their base, each tree is cutoff midway up, with the boughs and branches out of view. In the foreground at center, a column-like trunk with white bark--possibly a birch--is covered in green moss. Another tree with a wider trunk stands behind it in the middle distance at left. In the background, a road or path curves around a wooded slope.
Fragments
, 15th–16th century
silk, metal

A group of embroidery fragments that have been applied to a dark red-violet velvet. Velvet is probably Spanish and dates to the 17th century. Embroideries were removed from a much earlier altar frontal. Fragments show the central tabernacle with the enthroned Virgin and child. Right and left kneeling angels hold musical instruments. Remaining angels have censers.