biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Case for Fork and Knife with Antler and Silver Handles
, ca. 1730–40
sharkskin, paper
case

1985-103-134-a: Small shagreen case (a), lined with paper, without...;     1985-103-134-b: Steel knife (b) with straight lower edge. Upper ed...;     1985-103-134-c: Fork (c) has three curved tines, curved shoulders ...
Greenwich Hospital, from "Ackermann's Repository"
Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1756–1827, 1810
Aquatint, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Sightseers in a large hall with baroque wall decoration. Wagon with mementos to the right. Title, artists', and publisher's names below.
Sampler
, 19th century
wool and cotton embroidery on linen foundation; linen needle lace Technique: embroidered in running, double running, and satin stitches and withdrawn element work and needle lace edges on plain weave foundation

Horizontal sampler divided into three columns of pattern, with withdrawn element work in white and geometric pattern bands in colored threads. Needle lace at bottom.
Sketchbook Page: Historic Portrait No. 1 (Self-Portrait)
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1875
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Self-portrait of the artist feeling homesick. The first in a series of self-portraits within the sketchbook, each labeled "Historic Portrait."
Study of landscape
William Stanley Haseltine, American, 1835–1900, ca. 1857
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Sketch of a hillside with a fence in the center and trees scattered throughout the composition.
Sampler
Eliza Thayer Wrentham, American, 1818
silk and wool embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in counted cross stitches on plain weave foundation

Several bands of alphabets and numerals, separated by narrow cross borders, and at the bottom the inscription.
The Fishing Temple, Virginia Water, England
Frederick Crace, English, 1779–1859, ca. 1825
Brush and watercolor, gouache, gold tempera on paper
Drawing

A large pavilion in the Chinese style. An open porch across the facade, its roof decorated with carved dragon finials and hung with bells. The flat roof is surmounted by three pagoda-like domes, with carved finials hung with bells. Trees to right and left. Original album associated with this collection still exists. See 1948-40-1 accessory.
Embroidered picture
, 1650–1700
silk and metal on linen Technique: tent, stem, split, and knots, couching, padded couching and padded interlacing; counted and uncounted stitches

Two inch border containing floral and animal motifs (birds, rose, thistle, honeysuckle, heart's-ease, carnation, grapes) with a rockery at each corner with lions, deer, and dragons.  In the center is a deer at the foot of a pear tree; the scene at the left shows Adam and Eve in the act of eating the apple; the one at the right has the angel saving Abraham from slaying Isaac.
Tassel
, late 16th–early 17th century
linen Technique: braided and knotted

Small linen tassel, braided and knotted. Short double loops attached to center ball to which are attached short knottings.
Christ at Emmaus, from The Little Passion Series
Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528, 1509–11
Woodcut on off-white laid paper
Print

Through an arched opening, Christ faces the spectator in the center of the composition. Two figures on either side of the table watch him break bread. Monogram of Dürer, lower left.
Trimming
, mid-19th century
cotton, silk, wool, wood

Woven looped trim in blue and white cord.
Sketchbook Page
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1875
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Sketches of leaves and buds or berries.
Floral design for printed textile
Louis-Albert DuBois, Swiss, 1752–1818, 1800–1818
Brush and gouache, graphite on green wove paper
Drawing

Floral border design, pink, yellow, blue flowers, green and yellow leaves. Scattered floral sprigs on ground above border.
Study of Clouds and Light
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, after 1878
Graphite on cream wove paper
Sketchbook folio

Light sketch of seemingly abstract shapes and contours, possibly water in lower two-thirds of composition.
Frieze
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Irises with a fleur-de-lis protruding from the top. Every other one tall; in betwen ones are short. Leaves in between in ogee motif. Background looks woven with highlighted then darkened stripes. Printed in maroon, olive, tan, metallic green, and specks of white.
Ceiling paper
Wilson and Fenimore, 1875–1900
Machine-printed

Spiral shapes forming starbursts, printed in copper and gold metallic pigments, and ochre, on off-white ground. Printed in selvedge: "Wilson & Fenimore."
Ceiling paper
Janeway & Co. Inc., New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1848 - 1914, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Grid or trellis pattern formed by square ornaments containing five stylized flowers. A four-lobed medallion is centered within each grid. Printed on a tan or off-white ground.
President Lincoln and His Cabinet Members at Washington, D.C., from Harper's Weekly, July 13, 1861, p. 437.
Unknown, American, July 13, 1861
Wood engraving in black ink on newsprint paper
Print

Horizontal view of an interior with President Lincoln and his cabinet seated around a table and facing the spectator.  Secretary Seward stands behind the President and the names of the other cabinet members are indicated in the margin below.
Yelllow White-Eye, Plate 3 from Birds of Western Africa
William Home Lizars, Scottish, 1788 - 1859, 1837
Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Bird with green back, wings, and tail and a yellow underside perched on a tree trunk. A river, meadows and mountains, beyond. Title and artists' names below.
Design for Entrance Hall, East Wall, Royal Pavilion, Brighton
Frederick Crace, English, 1779–1859, ca. 1820
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Elevation of a wall, with a doorway in the center, flanked on either side by pairs of columns with foliated shafts. Overdoor consists of a lunette of birds, enclosed in a wide decorative border. The wall areas, left and right, bear circular panels with winged dragons. Dado, left, stylized leaves. Alternate design, right, leaves, dragon heads, and dragon.
Sampler
Lydia Smith, American, March 29, 1803
silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered on plain weave foundation

A landscape with three houses in a row, among trees and flowering plants along a river or pond with boats, ducks and fish. People walk among the houses and trees, and those on the far right are picking cherries. In the background (at upper right), a house among trees next to a garden with corn or grain with human figures and animals including a cow. The inscription reads: 
Lydia Smiths Work in the 11 (?) year of her age March 29 1803
Frieze
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Repeating design of floral bouquets, taller alternating with shorter. Petite bouquet between each of the larger, with all connected by floral swags. Stylized floral motifs in upper portion above bouquets. Lower half of frieze overprinted with brown to darken. Printed in two shades of metallic gold.
Band
, mid-18th century
linen Technique: needle lace

Border composed of two narrow bands, crossing and forming ovals, which are filled with floral sprays.
Textile
, 1850–1900
cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave

Half dropped curving vine floral stripe on a dark grey background four inch wide alternating with a two inch wide stripe containing symmetrical floral forms. Full repeat length of wider floral stripe.
Tureen
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1800–1820
Brush and brown wash, pen and brown ink, pencil, on off-white laid paper
Drawing

A vase with two handles.  The body is supported visibly by two gaines, the capitals of which are connected by festoons.  Above in central part of the body is a circular medallion with two figures, at the sides, masks.  The cover has the shape of a pedestal with what looks like owl.  Two children are lying beside.  The decoration of the upper rim of the vase is shown, sketched, below at the left of the tureen.  In lower left corner is a part of a circle.  On back is an account.
Design for Stage Curtain: Temple of Fame
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, ca. 1815
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, black chalk on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Vertical format. Variation of design 1901-39-3181. Putto raises tablet with inscription "METAS" [tasio]  near monument at left. No hermae shown, but upon entablature lie wreaths and frieze inscribed with names "ORFEO, CIMAROSA, ARISTOFANE, GOLDONI, SOFFOCLE, ALFIERI." Inscription below: "Teatro delle muse." Figures fill the scene, an angel in flight blows a horn at upper right. From the occulus at the top of the dome shines a beam of light onto a bust of a male figure being crowned by a winged figure.
Rocaille Rinceaux Designs
Georg Leopold Hertel, German, active ca. 1780, mid- 18th century
Etching on off-white paper
Print

Sheet of variations of rocaille rinceaux with scrolls and cartouches. The plate is signed and numbered.
Stage Design, View of a Palace from a Terrace
, ca. 1770–80
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk indications on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. View on extensively colonnaded Renaissance palaces and gardens through an arch. Wall of arch includes variety of open niches, niche at left partly in ruins.
Button
, 19th century
Gold metal thread trimed with coral

Component -c is on card 15; Component -d is on card 2
Six pear-shaped buttons wrapped with gold metal thread, each trimmed with four clusters of coral beads about largest circumference and one cluster at tip.
Band
, 19th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace (Valenciennes diamond ground)

Border with a design of joined flower and leaf motifs with dots and a scalloped edge.
Pendant Design
Hans Collaert the Elder, Flemish, ca. 1530 - 1581, 1581
Engraving on paper
Print

A pendant suspended from a ribbon with a bow knot. Strapwork forms a cartouche with three drop pearls. At center, a winged woman with a wreath stands on a sphere, flanked by vases and griffins. Below, faceted gems. The plate is numbered.
SUCRIER A CAFÉ
Henri Sallembier, French, ca. 1753 - 1820, 1805
Etching on paper
Print

Design for a sugar bowl with Empire style motifs. A shallow bowl decorated with rosettes, scrolling leaves, spoons, and a butterfly finial, on a stand in the shape of four women, wearing feather hats and leaf skirts (personifications of America), with a herm sculpture in the center, on a stand with a frieze of figures, with goat legs. The plate is titled, signed, and numbered.
Alternate Designs for an Interior Wall Elevation
Jean-Baptiste Le Roux, French, ca. 1677-1746, early 18th century
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

An interior wall elevation with different wall treatments featuring bookshelves, paneling, a chimneypiece, mirrors, cornice molding, dado paneling, vases, brackets, and a door. The paneling includes strapwork, masks (mascarons), diaper patterns, shells, fleurons, and c-scrolls. The details are described with a legend and scale lettered below. The plate is numbered.
Fragment
, 13th century
silk, metallic Technique: twill with complementary wefts and inner warps (samite)

Portion of a horizontal band with a fret pattern motif.
Console Table Design
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1785-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Elevation of a hemicycle console table with three lidded vases on top. The front of the table is carved with lamb's tongue ornamentation above and below a central band of bound laurel leaves. The table has a single leg that divides at the top into three scrolling brackets, draped with a garland of flowers. The plan view of the table is indicated directly under the elevation. Below the plan is a scale bar of three French feet ("Echelle de 3 Pieds"). The plate is signed and numbered.
Sleeve flounce
, 1850–1900
silk Technique: bobbin lace, blonde

Blonde sleeve flounce in a design of deep scallops along the bottom edge. Above scallops is a horizontal vine with foliage and blossoms.
Popocatépetl from Cuautla, Mexico
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, February 19, 1890
Graphite on tan wove paper
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of the immense stratovolcano known as Popocatépetl, from the city of Cuautla in Mexico. Visible in the background at center across rolling and rugged terrain, Popocatépetl is conical in form and has a sharp, snow-capped peak. Its craggy, subsidiary peak known as "El Fraile" is visible on its left slope.
Fan leaf
, ca. 1760
Brush and gouache on vellum

Waterside scene of women and musicians in front of ruins, aqueduct and windmill; verso: a seated woman with a young man in a landscape.
Study for "The Beneficence of the Law," Essex County Courthouse, Newark, NJ
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1906
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Sketch of a bird in flight.
Border
, ca. 1860
Block-printed and flocked on paper

Passementerie border with two dark blue flock stripes composed of twisted cables, with overlaid alternating grisaille paterae and bosses.
Elévation d'une petite Commode avec Sécrétaire
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1775-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Design for a small dresser that also functions as a secretary desk, whose features are enclosed behind the glass above the dresser. The commode is decorated with ornament motifs including fluted legs, garland, lozenge, vases with flowers, lamb tongue, and egg and dart. The plate is signed and numbered.
POELE dans le genre antique, avec quatre griffons aux quatre angles, propre à être isolé
Louis-Gustave Taraval, French, 1738 – 1794, ca. 1791
Etching on paper
Print

Design for a stove heater decorated with neoclassical motifs in the form of a pedestal sculpted in relief with griffins in the corners, and a flaming snake handled vase on the center, with running pattern moldings of fluting, egg, leaves, and laurel leaves tied with ribbon. The plan view is included below the design. The plate is signed.
Sketches of Sailing Boats
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1880
Graphite, brush and white gouache on light brown paper
Drawing

Horizontal sketch showing twelve sailing boats and, inverted at bottom of sheet, one rowboat. Three sketches of sails; the one at bottom left is inscribed twice with the word "Shal." The vessel drawn in the upper right corner appears against the ruin of Tynemouth Priory in the background.
Portrait of a young woman
Mary Golden Younglove, American, ca. 1910
Pastel crayon on brown paper
Drawing

A female figure, wearing a rose colored formal gown, seated in an armchair.
Scrolling Foliate Ornament Design
Henri Sallembier, French, ca. 1753 - 1820, 1777
Etching on laid paper
Print

A scrolling foliate ornament design with leaf, rinceaux, floral, and rosette motifs. The plate is signed and numbered.
Design for Two Ornamental Helmets
Jean-Bernard Turreau, French, 1672 - 1731, 1716-19
Etching on laid paper
Print

Two designs for fantastical helmets featuring grotesque ornament including sphynx, putti, dragon, winged female figure, flaming torches, cartouches, profile oval portrait, mascarons (masks), fleurons, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), fluting, and foliate scrolls. The plate is signed.
Trophy Designs
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, 1777–79
Etching on paper
Print

Six designs for trophies incorporating leaves, flowers, branches, cross, lantern, spear, candelabra, shroud with the face of Jesus, basket, ladder, incense burners, snake, and a jug. The plate is numbered.
Painted Wall Decoration
, 1730–60
Pen and brown ink, brush and sepia wash on paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Fantastic drawing showing ground floor with door and two niches with sculptures. Upper floor open to the front showing monument in the middle, ogival vaulting, and stairs mounting on both sides.
Appui de Croisée avec Balcon et Soupirail
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Design for two windowsills with balconies. The balcony on the top windowsill is linear; the lower balcony features ornament design of lozenges, rosettes, and scrolling acanthus leaves. The plate is signed.
Design for a Woven Fabric of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800–1825
Brush and blue, white, and purple gouache, impressed squaring lines on oily tracing paper
Drawing

A row of six shells is shown at the bottom. Vertically disposed boughs with blossoms and leaves rise over it. They rise from behind buyynches of flowers, obliquely dispersed. The ends of the stems are hidden by very large leaves hanging from the end of the boughs. Two motif units are shown.
Decorative Design for Ceiling
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, ca. 1813
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of graphite on cream laid paper
Drawing

Central tondo with vestal Tuccia; four small octagons with scene of sacrifice. Four tondi in corners showing Victory.
Petite table à tiroir [et] Petite Chiffonière
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Designs for two small sets of drawers. The set on the left is a slim, tall table with a single drawer, elevated on fluted legs with acanthus leaves at the capital. The set of drawers on the right has curved legs and is decorated with ornament motifs including lamb tongue, garland, and acanthus leaves. The plate is signed.
Army Wagon and Mule
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1862
Graphite on wove paper, laid down
Drawing

Horizontal sketch of an army wagon, with one mule away from the shaft and the second being unhitched by a soldier; second figure at right.
Button
, 19th century
Brass

Components -a/-f,-i are on card F
Two buttons have components rubbed off, possibly -g,-j
Fragment
, 13th century
linen, silk Technique: plain weave

Striped tan, black and blue.
Mountain Valley, Jamaica
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, May–September 1865
Brush and oil, graphite on paperboard
Drawing

Highly finished landscape sketch of a mountain valley in Jamaica. In the immediate foreground, a green, wooded hillside gives way to farm land and plains in the valley beyond. At left, a nearby hillside bounds the valley. In the distance, taller, more rugged mountains climb into the sky--hazily rendered due to atmospheric perspective. Above, puffy clouds travel across a yellow-green sky.
Design for a Tabernacle
, ca. 1570
Pen and bistre ink, brush and wash, graphite on laid paper
Drawing

Architectural design for a tabernacle. Upon a base, an arched structure with two ionic columns on either side, the ceiling of the arch decorated with carved details, a triangular pediment above. Four triangular spires at each corner, above which is placed the tabernacle structure with several steps leading to a doorway in an octagonal domed building with spires at left, right, and top. Graphite indications of smaller domed structures at left and right, graphite vertical lines at left and right margin.
LA CHARTREUSE DE PARIS
Adam Perelle, French, 1638 – 1695, late 17th century
Etching on laid paper
Print

Architectural plan of a landscape with gardens, and buildings, including trees, parterre, and fields. With front façade elevations of three buildings. The plate is titled and signed.
Title Page
Jean François Forty, active 1775 – 1790, 1775–94
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

Title page and design for a three-light wall sconce incorporating scrolling leaves (rinceaux), fleurons, flowers, festoon of leaves, and a female head. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
Allegory of the Four Elements - Water
Jacopo Amigoni, Italian, 1682–1752, 1739-1752
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Vignette of a man and a woman in a rocky landscape along a stream. The woman is seated, holding a fishing pole in her right hand; at her left on the ground is a basket of fish. The man is standing with a net leaned against his shoulder, offering a fish to the woman. The plate is trimmed and only the plate number is visible.
Elevation of a Wall
, 18th century
Pen and ink on paper
Drawing

Elevation of a wall divided by pilasters with Corinthian capitals. Dado decorated with crowned eagles and a brazier hung with festoons. Walls decorated with candelabrum and, at center, an oval surrounded with cherubs.
Design for a Horizontal Panel of Ornament
Jean-Louis Prieur the Younger, French, 1759 – 1795, late 18th century
Etching and engraving on white laid paper
Print

Design for a panel of horizontal ornament with a grotesque central figure, mascarons, wound snakes, urns, scrolls, and foliage.
Blue-Black Bird on Rose Branch with Spider
, ca. 1800–1830
Pen and ink, graphite on coated wove paper
Drawing

Blue-Black Bird on Rose Branch with Spider
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 (flintlock, trigger, and ornament) decorated with grotesque ornaments, mascarons (masks), fantastical animals, figures, snakes, boar's head, deer, dogs, roundel profile portrait, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), and fleurons. The plate is numbered.
Soldiers Camping
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1862
Graphite, brush and gray wash on paper
Drawing

Recto: Horizontal view of soldiers gathered about a fire, with tent and trees in the background.

Verso:  Vertical view of faint sketches of soldiers and trees.
Plan et Elévation du Château de St. Assise, entre Corbeille et Melun sur le bord de la Seine, Restaurer sur les dessins de Monsieur Sobre Architect
Jean-Charles Krafft, French, 1764 - 1833, 1812
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

An architectural print for a chateau with an exterior elevation and three floor plans below. The house features friezes, sculpted ornament, telamon (atlantids), and pediments. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
Design for the Corner Motif of a Woven Fabric
, 1815–1840
Brush and white opaque paint, impressed lines on oily tracing paper
Drawing

A fantastical lace plant rises from a bottom showing obliquely dispersed rows of points. Stripes designed in the manner of lace form a framing at left and at the bottom. A narrow vertical stripe is seen at the extreme left.
Dessins de Broderies
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1780-1789
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Designs for embroidery with ornament motifs including urns, flowers, rosettes, acanthus leaves, and branches. The plate is signed and numbered.
Hunting Trophy Design
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, 1778
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for a hunting trophy incorporating a horn, animal heads, boar's head, axe, net, foliate branches, festoon of flowers, and fruit. The plate is numbered and signed.
Button
, 19th century
pearl shell and copper

flat, circular buttons with plain center surrounded by a band of carving, on either side of which are plain areas with flecking - copper shank.

On card 29
Sarcophagus and allegorical figures
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1746–1809
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

Sarcophagus and allegorical figures.
Design for an Embroidered or Woven Horizontal Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1805–1815
Brush and white gouache on glazed tracing paper
Drawing

A variation of the design 1920-36-154. The motifs stand upright. The scalloped border shows a strip inside.
Base of the American Falls, Niagara
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1856–58
Oil paint and graphite on paperboard
Drawing

Landscape study of a craggy outcropping of rocks at the base of the American Falls at Niagara. Verdant growth fills the foreground and leads to several sharp rocks, visible at center. Gray and white mist fills the air beyond, and the waters of the Niagara River are visible at right.
Fragment
, 18th century
silk Technique: cut and uncut supplementary warp pile (velvet) on satin ground

Fragment of white cut and uncut velvet on a salmon ground in a floral design.