biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Designs for Two Trophies: Stonecutters and Goldsmiths
Jean-Charles Delafosse, French, 1734 – 1789, 1780
Pen and black ink, brush and wash, black chalk on white laid paper
Drawing

Trophy at left, tools of mason, or stonecutter. Tablet shown with sun shining through clouds. Trophy at right, tools of goldsmiths. Tablet showing liturgical objects and a framed image of the sun, zodiac representations, and a circle drawn by a compass. In the escutcheon below is written: le lapidaire/ et/ l'orfevrerie.
Corniche pour Cabinet et Entre-sol
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Designs for three cornices, decorated with bands of ornament motifs including lamb tongue, acanthus leaves, egg and dart, and bound leaf. The plate is signed.
Actor
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1870–1879
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Sketch of a male figure with arms stretched.
Bénitier
Pierre Germain, French, 1703 - 1783, 1748
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for a wall-mounted Holy water stoup decorated with scalloped shell motif. Printed on the edges of the plate are variations of stoups, as well as an aspergillum, a Holy water sprinkler. The plate is signed and numbered.
Design for Ceiling Ornament
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768, 1745
Etching and engraving on off-white laid paper
Print

View of a quarter of a vaulted ceiling, the border decorated with elaborate cartouches in Rococo style, the largest cartouche at the lower left corner blank within. At left edge, within cartouche, a framed view of architectural elements including stairs and walls. At right edge, within cartouche, a similar scene with trees and a fountain.
Orphrey band fragment
, 15th century
silk, linen, metallic Technique: complementary weft twill

Rosetees and the word "Ihesus" on a gold background.
Sunset over the Catskills, Catskill, New York
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, September 1844 and June 1845
Graphite on white wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of the sunset behind the Catskill Escarpment, near Catskill, New York. Windham High Peak is visible at right while puffy clouds arch over the ridge. Gently rolling terrain is visible in the middle distance in front of the range.

Verso: Botanical sketch showing a close look at a split tree branch in or near Catskill, New York. Seemingly intersecting like a cross or "plus" symbol, the branch's split ends are torn, fibrous, and uneven.
Fragment
, 19th century
cotton Technique: printed on plain weave

Fragment shows two men and four women all dressed in Classical robes and sandals. Rocks, flowers and a part of a sail show in the background.
Diana
, 1650-1700
Black crayon on paper
Drawing

Half-figure. Shown leaning with the right forearm on a rock. The right hand holds the spear. Framing line.
LA POMPE DE LA SAMARITAINE
Adam Perelle, French, 1638 – 1695, 1684–1703
Etching on laid paper
Print

View of a water pump in Paris named the Samaritan on the bridge the Pont neuf. The façade features a sculpted group of figures representing Christ and the woman of Samaria, a herm, sculpted busts, a fountain, Royal coat of arms, with clock and bell tower above. The river Seine is visible to the left with other bridges in the background. Buildings to the right. A busy street in the foreground with stalls, figures, carriages, and horseman. A description of the water pump is lettered below. The plate is titled and signed.
Trimming
, 19th century
silk

Red woven heading finished with loops and tassels.
Mountainous Landscape with a Waterfall, near Tuquerres, Colombia
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, August 1853
Graphite, brush and white gouache on tan wove paper
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing view of mountainous landscape with a waterfall near Tuquerres, Colombia. Ridge in foreground at right frames waterfall in middle distance at center. Beyond, rugged mountains grow ever taller as they extend toward the horizon.
Designs for Gun Parts and Ornament
Thobie Tourneur, Le Thuraine, French, active ca. 1630 – ca. 1690, 1660
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Designs for gun parts (flint lock and ornament) decorated with grotesque ornaments, mascarons (masks), fantastical animals, putti, fruit, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), cartouche, rosettes, and fleurons. The plate is numbered.
Design for an Embroidered or Woven Horizontal Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1805–1815
Graphite, brush and white gouache on glazed tracing paper
Drawing

Flower stems are obliquely shown among ivy garlands. A row of fantastic blossoms is at the bottom. Somewhat over two repeats are shown.
Design for a Woven or Embroidered Horizontal Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1805-1815
Brush and white and light blue gouache on glazed tracing paper
Drawing

Fringed lace shawls for a row of festoons with bunches of flowers rising from the knots.
Berceau de treillage de la Maison de Mr. de Benserade a Arcüeil (Left Plate)
Adam Perelle, French, 1638 – 1695, 1677–1703
Etching on laid paper
Print

Two plates printed on a single sheet (side by side). Detailed views of gardens featuring domed lattice/ trellis pavilions, planted trees, vases, and a fountain with a basin (right plate). Figures in the gardens. The plates are titled.
Encensoirs
Pierre Germain, French, 1703 - 1783, 1748
Etching on laid paper
Print

Designs for two incense burners, decorated with ornament motifs including spiral fluting, rinceaux, piastre, bound reed, rosettes, and guilloche. The plate is signed and numbered.
Peter and John at the Gate of the Temple
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, Dutch, 1606–1669, 1659
Etching on laid paper
Print

Saint Peter curing the paralytic; an arch overhead, crowds in the background before the Temple to the left. A wall and trees beyond.
View of Monte Rosa near Macugnaga, Italy
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, September 11, 1868
Graphite, brush and white gouache on gray-green wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Landscape and architecture sketches predominantly showing a view of the mountain known as Monte Rosa in the Pennine Alps from the nearby village of Macugnaga, Italy. In the foreground at center, a river winds its way through a narrow, wooded mountain valley whose slopes form a 'V' that frames a view of the towering, snow-capped mountain in the distance at center. Above, bright, puffy clouds hang in the sky. At right and oriented to the right, a rough sketch of a long building is visible.

Verso: Landscape and figure sketches predominantly showing a view of water cascading down a narrow cleft in a rocky mountainside in the Pennine Alps of Italy. Above, serrated peaks of the nearby ridge are faintly visible, leading down to a notch in the rockface that directs the water down a narrow, curving rivulet. At upper right and oriented to the right, a woman is shown carrying a large basket full of laundry on her back.
Designs for Cartouches
Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742, ca. 1900
Photomechanical print
Bound print

Three cartouches, featuring, from top to bottom: a cartouche with a dragon-winged head; a cartouche with a mascaron and an elephant head; and a cartouche in the form of a low throne, on the ground, with a lion laying on it. The plate is signed and numbered.
Portion of a Mountain Panorama, Jamaica
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, May–September 1865
Graphite on tan wove paper
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of a sloping mountainside in Jamaica with dense trees at its base that grow more sporadic as they approach the top. Lone tree visible at far right, where the ridge descends from right to left across the composition.
Coffre Fort [et] Bijoutière
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Design for a safe and a jewelry box. The safe, on the left, is decorated with ornament motifs including a relief of flowers in a baket, fluting on the legs, and side handles. The jewelry box, on the right, has a floral relief within a lozenge on the side; the front is shown open, with a drop leaf, revealing two compartments and three drawers with ring pull handles. The plate is signed.
Stockings
, 19th century
cotton Technique: knitting

Pair of white stockings with red lines at the top, toes and heels. On one at the top, a blue stamp of an open wreath with "Patent Four Thread" in the center. On same stocking at the toe, "British 9 in."
Putti in Four Octagons and Two Circles
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1810–20
Pen and brown ink, brush with brown wash over black chalk with traces of graphite on off white laid paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Upper row: octagons showing first putto with bow and quiver at back; second putto running with wreath; third putto dancing with bowl and pitcher; fourth putto running and carrying dish.  Bottom row: circles. At left, male putto with spear and dog. At right, putto walking and carrying quiver upon left shoulder. All representations include landscapes.
Bracelet and box
, ca. 1840
Aquamarine, gilt metal (bracelet); paper, gilt, velvet, satin (box)

Clasp bracelet in Gothic style, made of nine links of heart-shaped ornaments placed base to base with open flower larger units in a similar design with a pale blue stone.  Accompanying box  covered in dark red paper, tooled in gilt, and lined with velvet and satin.
Village on a Riverbank, Ecuador
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, May–August 1857
Graphite on white wove paper
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of a village along a river in Ecuador, seen from the water. In the foreground, the water reflects the forms of the buildings on the bank in the middle distance. Three figures travel in a canoe at left. In middle distance, multiple long buildings are indistinctly rendered along the shore, with a taller tower at right. At center, a prominent palm tree is visible. In the background, a vibrant sunset shines above rugged, wooded hills.
Elevation de Vestibule decoré diversement de chaque côté
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, 1774
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Elevation of a vestibule with an arched entryway and columns. The left side features a foor with an overdoor relief of a seated, lightly draped female figure. The right side features a niche with a statue of a classical female statue on a squared pedestal with garland and rosette. Above the niche is a medallion with putti on either side. The plate is signed.
Four Rowboats with Children
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1880
Brush and watercolor, graphite on white wove paper
Drawing

Horizontal scene of four rowboats with children at sea. Center boat is seen from the bow, two boats to the left of the center boat are seen full-length, and one full-length to the right.
Two Flying Putti with Attributes of Dionysus
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1800–1820
Pen and ink on paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle showing two loosely drawn putti in an oval frame. The left putto raises a pitcher and wreath, the right has a thyrsus.
Belt
, late 19th century
silk, brass, paste

Brown, blue and gray striped ribbon belt with a silvered brass clasp and blue paste ornament.
Two Quarters of a Ceiling
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768, 1740–68
Etching and engraving on paper
Bound print

Design for two quarters of a rocaille ceiling with alternate suggestions divided by a central rosette.
Man with a Sickle
Jean-Baptiste Pillement, French, 1728–1808, 1759-76
Etching on laid paper
Bound print

A chinoiserie-style print from a series of allegorical representations of the twelve months of the year. A man is pictured from behind, holding a sickle, in a garden landscape with long grasses to his left. A large arched garden structure stands in the background and the scene is framed by a twisting tree branch with plants and flowers. The plate is numbered.
St.George and the Dragon by Raphael; Biblical Scene; Disposition by Caravaggio; Ero e Leandro; Love by Lambert Sustris; Spinning Girl by Domenico Fetti; Verso: Apollo and Muse by Poussin; Cupid by Corregio; St. Peter and St. John by Poussin; Madonna....
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 
Pen and brown ink over traces of graphite on cream laid paper
Drawing

St.George and the Dragon by Raphael; Biblical Scene; Disposition by Caravaggio; Ero e Leandro; Love by Lambert Sustris; Spinning Girl by Domenico Fetti; Verso: Apollo and Muse by Poussin; Cupid by Correggio; St. Peter and St. John by Poussin; Madonna with child and St. John by Raphael; Baby Moses tramples on Pharos's crown by Poussin; Caravaggesque pictures.
Design for a panel
Gilles Paul Cauvet, French, 1731–1788, ca. 1775
Pen and black ink, brush and watercolor on laid paper
Drawing

Candelabrum composed of fantastic animals, a flower basket, cornucopiae, a sun head, surrounded by floral motifs. Drapery festoons are on top. Framed by mouldings, paper margins.
Undersleeves
, ca. 1860
cotton embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: cutwork and embroidery on a plain weave foundation Label: Cutwork embroidery in cotton on plain weave cotton

Full undersleeves with band at top and narrow cuffs closing with two buttons and loops. Embroidery on undersleeves and cuffs in the design of lozenge shapes filled either with open flowers and dots ore with small squares in cutwork.
Frieze
, ca. 1890
Machine-printed

Serpentine chain of various flowers, with border of geometrical pattern, printed in colors on white field.
Slotted Spoon with Scalloped Edge
, ca. 1830–60
silver
spoon

Pointed oval bowl pierced with three stars and radiating trefoils within an alternating hourglass and egg border. The bowl with scalloped edge. The bifurcated stem issuing rounded, pointed terminal engraved with flower head within dot engraved border.
Project for a candelabrum
, 1791
Pen and ink, brush and wash on paper
drawing

A vase shape stand upon a richly decorated baluster which rises from a base which is intended to be supported be four lion's feet.  From a calyx on top of the case emerge two acanthus scrolls carrying the sockets with low burning candles and a thyrsus.  Framing pencil lines.  Margin.
Battle Scene
Giulio Romano, Italian, 1499–1546, 1524–46
Pen and brown-black ink, brush and wash on laid paper
Drawing

Battle scene with overlapping horses and riders.
Sunset over the Catskills, Hudson, New York
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1860–80
Graphite on gray wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of a vibrant, cloud-filled sunset sky above the Catskill Mountains and the Hudson River Valley, likely viewed from the artist's property near Hudson, New York. Two pointed mountain peaks are visible at far left, one of them likely Blackhead Mountain. Beside them at right, a low-lying bank of clouds or fog forms a puffy contour across the horizon. In the lower left corner, the waters of the Hudson River are loosely suggested. In the sky above, puffy and wispy clouds intermingle as they are brightly illuminated by the setting sun.

Verso: Loosely rendered and seemingly incomplete landscape sketch showing dark clouds at upper right above an indistinct and hastily executed landscape at center right.
Leaf-Shaped Sauceboat
Bow Porcelain Manufactory, English, active ca. 1744 – 1776, ca. 1765
soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel
sauceboat

Irregular in shape, with sides modeled in leaf form, and looped handle in shape of a stem, green edge; polychrome sprays of flowers.
Design for a Fountain in a Pavilion
Carlo Francesco Barabino, Italian, 1768 – 1835, 1785–90
Graphite, pen and ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Fountain designs.
Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers
Louis Gomier, French, 1713 - 1730, 1707
Engraving on paper
Print

The fountain of the four rivers in the Piazza Navona, Rome, designed by Giovanni Lorezo Bernini as a base for the obelisk removed from before the Baths of Caracalla.
Design for Textile or Wallpaper
, 19th century
Brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Design for textile or wallpaper that shows flowers in scroll arrangement in which human figures and a cupid are shown. Painting is in shades of red.
Lace pattern
, ca. 1905
cotton Technique: plain weave fabric printed with pattern for machine made tape lace

Printed lace pattern for machine premade tape lace.
Printed in black on pink fabric:  Renaissance Pattern 31 x 31
                                                         Braid  32 yards
                                                         Buttons  84 small
                                                                         24 large
                                                          505 PAT.  B4
Fragments
, 19th century
Velvet, embossed

black figured velvet [probably dyed] - design showing all-over floral designs - selvage present
Cradle with stand
, 19th century
wood, metal

Self-rocking cradle, with metal fixtures
a: Cradle, b: Stand, c: Rocking Mechanism
Diane et Endymion
Petitpierre et Cie, Nantes, France, 1770–1848, ca. 1785
cotton Techinque: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave
Fragments

A sleeping Endymion woken by the goddess Diana  is combined with the deer from Diana's hunt  and an assortment of bucolic scenes including a bird stealing a sheep. In red on white.
Fragment
, late 17th or early 18th century
silk, metallic Technique: 7&1 satin patterned by weft floats

Three vertical stripes of floral forms against a striped background in grey and brown with metallic. Selvage at each side.
Fragment
, late 19th century
silk (?) Technique: velvet

Fragment of black and white velvet in a mottled pattern suggesting fur. Cut in a scarf shape and lined with tan and black striped taffeta.
Textile
, 19th century
silk Technique: satin weave

Champagne-colored dress silk with a lace pattern.
Armor making and polishing
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, About 1580
Black ink on white paper
Print

Horizontal rectangle. Activities of finishing, polishing and packing armor are seen. Two figures sit before large grinding wheels. Below, title: ''POLITVRA ARMORVM'' and designer's names. Plate 17 of the ''Nova Reperta''.
Cup and Saucer
Limbach Porcelain Manufactory, German, 1762 - 1939, ca. 1800
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, silver
cup and saucer

Cup cylindrical, with narrow strap handle. Saucer flat, with straight, flaring edge. cup decorated with (tarnished) silver edge and arch, framing polychrome landscape with two winged genii and flowered pylon. Blue spandrels. Oak leaves and silver acorns on base of cup and on edge of saucer. In center of saucer woman at an altar.
Textile
, early 19th century
silk Technique: woven

Three lengths of a brilliant red silk taffeta brocaded in gold showing framework surrounded by naturalistic floral clusters.
Venus and Cupid
, 1760-1790
Stipple engraving with etching, printed with colors on paper
Print

Venus, seated in her chariot, flies a winged heart on the string, kite-like, while cupid aims at it with his bow and arrow. In a hexagon inscribed in a circle. Decoration for the lid of a snuff box.
Landscape
Walter Clark, American, 1848–1917, 1884
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Four cattle are grazing in the foreground. Bushes and trees form the background. Framing lines.
March of Intellect
William Heath, British, 1794 - 1840, 1805-1815
Engraving in black ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Horizontal rectangle. Cartoon showing various fantastical means of surface and air transportation to various parts of the world, with individual captions. Below, title and publisher's name.
Wood engraving. Vignette.
, 1800–1830
Engraving and etching

A dog walking toward left.
Arms of the Pfinzing von
Matthias Zündt, German, 1498 - 1572, 1569
Etching on white laid paper tipped into beige paper
Print

Vertical format - Coat of arms flanked by Mars at right, Minerva at left - Eguestrian Ligurz in Medallion with motto PATRIAE ET AMICIS
Drapery Study
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, ca. 1895
Graphite on tracing paper
Drawing

Lower part of drapery for running or dancing female figure, turned to the right.
Tile
, late 16th century
Glazed earthenware

Portion of a design composed of geometrical shapes enclosing conventionalized foilage; painted in blue, yellow, and brown.
Vigilance, Design for a Stained Glass Window
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, ca. 1890
Brush and watercolor, gouache, graphite on tracing paper
Drawing

Tall, vertical composition with top arched. Center, man in a helmet holding a spear and shield.  He stands facing slightly to the right.  Foliage left and right. Stars above, showing Big Dipper constellation. Vigilance written on base below, twice. Border of rosettes.
Embroidered tiraz
, 12th–13th century
linen, silk Technique: embroidered

Four horizontal bands, the lower three in red and green. The top is divided into squares, each square comprised of four triangles in green, red, yellow and black. Joinings backstitched in white linen thread. Small eyelets embroidered in red, white, green, blue and yellow silk and white linen. In green band, two points in red, green, white, blue and yellow silk. Almost entire piece quilted in zigzags with red silk thread.
Edge
, 19th century
silk Technique: bobbin lace

Alternating lattice and V-shaped design; one edge scalloped.
Two Floral Tailpieces or Fleurons
Jean-Jacques Bachelier, French, 1724 - 1806, 1760
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Fifth plate from a series of six tailpieces and fleurons originally designed for the 1755-1759 four-volume edition of the Fables de La Fontaine.  Two fleurons or tailpieces, one above the other, made of flowers, leaves and branches. The plate is numbered and signed.
Edging
, 19th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, continuous braid like

Narrow lace in design of rectangles with edge of points.
Table scarf
Unknown, ca. 1910
linen, silk embroidery floss Technique: embroidered on plain weave

Square white tablecloth with L-shaped bands of embroidery in opposite corners. Design consists of spade-like leaves and berries that alternate with checkerboard bands in dark yellow and black embroidery with an inner blue border. Thin blue and black outer border.
Design for Sideboard with Volutes Supporting Upper Shelf
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Graphite on thin paper
Drawing

Rectangular sideboard on six tapering legs (5 shown); rounded front corners decorated on neo-classical motifs; flat front has three drawers in two rows; extended back, two columns, and two "L"-shaped volutes  support upper shelf.
Sidewall
, ca. 1880
Machine-printed paper

1970-26-4-cc: Aesthetic pattern with two alternating columns of ...;     1970-26-4-cdd: Aesthetic or Anglo-Japanesque pattern with overlap...
Two Series of Jewelry (Pendants) Designs
Hans Collaert the Elder, Flemish, ca. 1530 - 1581, 1581-82
Engravings on paper, laid and gilded, bound
Album

Two series of jewelry designs featuring pendants with mythological figures and creatures. Each series with ten plates including a title page. Bound in a 19th-century red leather binding with marbled pastedowns, endpapers with gold tooled turn-ins.
Fragment
, 18th century
silk Technique: painted on tabby weave

Flowering branches and scrolls in polychrome on a tan background. Two birds in center sitting on branches. One bird painted in grey with a red eye, the other light blue, brown and yellow with spots of bright red.
staircase model
, mid-19th century
iron

Spiral and circular-section staircase model.
Paper curtain
Jeffrey & Co., 1836–1930 London, England, 1872
Machine-printed paper, embossed a/p) mounted on muslin t,s) machine stitched threads r) metal rings s) brass eyes

1967-11-1-a/v: "a/q": Embossed in small-scale diamond-diaper patt...;     1967-11-1-w,x: "a/q": Embossed in small-scale diamond-diaper patt...
Textile
, 19th century
printed

One of seven pages from a printed fabric sample book.
Page is double-sided