biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Apple Tree (Study for a Decorative Design)
Walter Shirlaw, American, b. Scotland, 1838–1909, 1875–80
Brush and watercolor, graphite on paper
Drawing

Ripening apples are shown. Framed by a colored stripe.
Island off Henley Harbour with Two Floating Icebergs, Canada
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, July 16, 1859
Graphite on light brown wove paper
Drawing

Seascape sketch showing two views of icebergs and an island (likely Castle Island) in the bay off of the ghost town of Henley Harbour in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Stretching across the upper portion, the long island has two flat, raised prominences like plateaus or mesas. The largest plateau at right descends gently to the right. At lower left, an iceberg with tall, vertical sides is shown beside another at right, which is longer and has a more rectangular form and sloping top.
Design for a Coronet
, mid- 19th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray, yellow, green wash, graphite on white laid paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Design for a small crown or tiara intended to be executed in gilded metal and diamonds. Two branches of bitter oak with leaves and round buds made up of pearls. In the center, a white knot with a circular framed green diamond; below is a hanging pearl.
Strapwork Design
, early 17th century
Charcoal, pen and ink, brush and bistre on paper
Drawing

Strapwork frame with bears and smoking braziers.
The Devotee of Solitude, Illustration for "Königl: Grosbrit [anische] Genealogischer Kalender auf das 1780 Jahr Lauenberg bey J.G. Berenberg"
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, German, 1726 - 1801, 1779
Stipple and line engraving on paper
Print

A young hunter leaving a hut at night in moonlight. A wolf walks from a barn to the woods. The poem asks the unhappy to value the experience of his hard times, that he may learn to know society.
Figure with Buckets
Jean-Baptiste Pillement, French, 1728–1808, 1759
Etching on laid paper
Bound print

A chinoiserie-style print from a series of allegorical representations of the twelve months of the year. A figure stands in profile, holding two buckets, one is hanging from the end of a stick. The figure stands in a landscape, framed by a tree, rocks and foliage with rococo-style acanthus leaves framing the scene below. The plate is numbered and signed.
Sampler
Benita Hernandes, 19th century
cotton embroidery on linen foundation Technique: drawnwork stitches, whipped bars, aztec, loop, counted satin, cross, and double running stitches on plain weave

Geometric and floral patterns in cross borders; also birds, animals, alphabet and inscription: made by Benita Hernandes under the direction of Dona Eclita Ramirez. Hemstitched on four sides.
Design for the Decoration of an Oblong Panel
, 1800–20
Pen and sepia ink, graphite on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Half-figure of a dragon with a rinceau. Seen in profile, towards the left. Framed by mouldings.
Monument
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1780–1800
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

A pedestal hags below a band, with a double row of leaves. In front of its upper part is a trophy of arms. At left two putti with a cloth. Above stands a sarcophagus with trapezoidal sides. The upper part is not shown.
Design for the Embroidery of a Man's Waistcoat, Unfinished
, 1780–1800
Graphite, brush and gouache on paper
Drawing

Design for the left bottom corner embroidery of a man's waistcoat. Traced design at the pocket, from which two lacy frills and plants are suspended. Bunch of flowers at the bottom.
Cartouche in Front of a Pedestal
Pierre Edme Babel, French, 1720–1775, 1743-1763
Etching on off-white paper
Print

Rocaille cartouche in front of a pedestal. The plate is signed and numbered.
St. John Baptizing Christ
Jan Harmensz Muller, Dutch, 1571 - 1628, ca. 1600
Engraving on laid paper
Print

In central foreground Saint John baptizing Christ who is surrounded by angels. Inscribed, lower left: "J. Muller fecit"; lower right: "Harman Muller exc."; lower margin: "Christe, sator mundi, proses generosa Tonatis, / Sig iuuat impuros purus adine lacus / .O quam diuini mysteria sancta lauacri, Quo solet impurus purus abire lacu". Cut within plate mark.
Design for Embroidery Pattern
, before 1916
Brush and black ink on paper, pricked
Drawing

Embroidery pattern
Man
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1881–1883
Graphite, ink on laid paper
Drawing

Partial sketches of a male figure.
L’OBSERVATOIRE
Gabriel Perelle, French, 1604–1677, 1667–1703
Etching on laid paper
Print

Side view of the Paris Observatory with buildings and windmills in the background. On the roof of the observatory are figures with telescopes. In the foreground figures, horseman, and horse drawn carriages. The plate is signed and titled with a description.
Chairs
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1780–1790
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

Various views of upholstered armchair with clawfoot. Below, three men conversing.
Phaeton Bidding Apollo Farewell
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, ca. 1810
Pen and brown ink, brush and colored washes over black chalk on textured paper
Drawing

Phaeton holding reins and with left foot in chariot, turns backward to Apollo, seated to admonish him. Aurora flies below at right.
Title Page
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, 1772–77
Etching on paper
Print

Title page and six designs for hunting themed trophies incorporating dead birds, rifles, quiver of arrows, sickle, horn, spears, nets, leaves, flowers, head of a deer, bow, and powder flasks. The plate is titled and numbered.
Part of a bag
, late 19th century
dyed porcupine quills on birch bark Technique: embroidered

Birch bark embroidered with dyed porcupine quills showing a flowering branch.
Mountainous Lanscape
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1845-1875
Brush and oil, graphite on paperboard
Drawing

Landscape sketch, loosely rendered, showing a view of a lush mountains and a valley. possibly in Jamaica. In foreground, hillside slopes from left to right. In middle distance, road or farm visible within valley. Beyond, mountains and rolling hills rise toward a partly cloudy, but otherwise blue sky.
Project for the Decoration of a Picture Gallery
, 1700–1725
Graphite, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Three compartments framed by pillars supporting the mouldings. In the central compartment a window; in the laterals, labeled picture frames. Escutcheon below the pictures and the windows, and in the middle of the pillars.
Hunting Ducks using Pumpkins in the West Indies
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, 1596 or before
Recto: pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on laid paper Verso: pen and brush and brown ink over black chalk, with corrections by the artist in white opaque paint, on laid paper
Drawing

Recto: Hunters swim wearing headpieces made of pumpkins carved to resemble ducks. They use their disguise to trick and trap birds. At left, on the shore, two hunters are shown putting the pumpkins on their heads. 

Verso, above: In the foreground, two crocodiles appear at the shore of a river, lured by hunters who in the background use pigs as bait.  

Verso, below: Two tigers, confused by mirrors, are about to climb into a trap. Hunters observe from the background.
Divers Compartimens des Guilochis à l’usage de Tableaux &c
Jean-François de Neufforge, Flemish, 1714 – 1791, 1763
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Twelve designs for frames decorated with neoclassical motifs, each with variations of the meander or Greek key motif or repeating pattern. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed
Design for a Chimneypiece, with an Elaborate Overmantel
, 1750–1775
Black chalk, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Shown are the right side of the upper part the moldings framing the opening nearly entirely. A pedestal in the general shape of a pediment stands upon the shelf. It contains laterally spherical quadrangles, in the center are ovoidal looking glasses. On top stands a vase with flowers upon a bracket. The background is shaped like an angular niche with festoons hanging from the upper corners to the vase. Two flanking door cases are indicated.
Madonna and Child
Domenico Mondo, Italian, 1723 - 1806, 18th century
Ink wash on paper
Drawing

Madonna and Child in roundel
Cartouche with Sea Motifs
François Nicolas Martinet, French, 1731– ca. 1800, ca. 1739–1796
Engraving on paper
Print

Cartouche with Sea Motifs.
From Window of Chalet, Top of Mt. Scheidegg , After a Mist and Storm
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, June 12, 1844
Brush and gouache, graphite on pink paper
Drawing

Unfinished sketch of a mountain peak. Pencil shading, with the snow a dark brown.
Two Designs for Decorative Ironwork
Jean Lamour, French, 1698–1771, 1759–68
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Foldout plate with two designs for decorative ironwork ornamented with rococo motifs, acanthus leaves, flowers, foliage, fleurons, c-scrolls, palmettes and a cartouche. The upper design is pasted together from three printed sheets, each sheet is numbered and the third is signed.
Carving, ribbon
, ca. 1750
Wood, painted

Crown ornament for a frame in pattern of twisted ribbons.
Two Candelabra Designs
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1775-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Two candelabra designs with cross sections of their bases and scale bars of two French feet ("2 Pieds"). The five-arm candelabrum on the left has arms that emerge from an oval vase and the heads of two sphinxes, sitting atop a base with rams' heads, and goat legs. The six-arm candelabrum at right has for its base a long-necked vase with ram's heads, atop a four-footed base with acanthus scroll friezes. The plate is signed and numbered.
A Candlestick with Four Branches
Luigi Righetti, Italian, 1780 - 1819, early 19th century
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

The oblong plinth of a half circular pedestal of marble is supported by two eagles. The pedestal is decorated above and below by elaborated moldings, and in the main field with oblong panels with frames tangent to each other, and with figures of the Muses inside. The shaft is surrounded by three girls supporting its entablature upon which a vase stands. From its inside hang downwards the four branches with burning candles. Above it rises a pedestal with a figure of Jupiter Tonans with the eagle standing beside him.
Designs for a Watchcase Lid or Medallion and Friezes
Jacques Vauquer, French, 1621–1686, ca. 1660-70
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Design for a medallion or the lid of a circular watchcase with a man pulling away the sheets/ fabric covering a nude woman. The woman holds the fabric trying to keep herself covered. A telamon or atlantad hemi-figure holds the excess fabric above the head of the woman. In the background an arch and pilasters. The design is flanked by two vertical friezes featuring scrolling acanthus leaves, baskets of flowers, cartouches, masks, and winged putti. The plate is numbered and signed.
Elevation and Plan of a Carriage Entrance
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768, 1745
Etching and engraving on off-white laid paper
Print

Design for the doors of a carriage entrance. The doors are decorated with ornament motifs including trophies of music and the hunt, geometrical designs, and a rocaille clasp. The plate is numbered but not signed.
Drapery Study for Angel in "Mercy's Dream"
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, 1857
Graphite, white chalk on blue wove paper
Drawing

Sketch of a three-quarter length figure, facing frontally, bending slightly to the left. Shading for drapery at waist area and right side of torso, with the rest of the figure outlined.
Console Tables
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1800
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

Seven designs for console table, five of which have caryatid legs; one has strait legs with lion form feet.
Title Page
Alexis Loir, French, 1640 - 1713, ca.1660–1713
Engraving on paper
Print

Title page and designs for braziers and ornament featuring masks (mascarons), terminal figures, sphynx, lions, griffins, angles, female torso's, satyrs, festoons of leaves, shells, wave pattern, foliate scrolls, and scrolling leaf (rinceaux) motifs. The title is lettered in the center over a draped textile.
Diverses Corniches. Imposte et Archivolte Ionique.
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1775-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Plate showing various cornices and an Ionic impost and archivolt at right. In the upper left of the plate is a diagram showing the manner for making pediments. To the right side of the plate is a scale bar of "2 Modules." The plate is signed and numbered. (278-127)
Design for an Oil Lamp
Joseph Anton Seethaler II, German, 1799–1868, 1820–35
Graphite, brush and brown ink on paper
Drawing

Two seated griffins flank the fluted shaft, topped by acanthus capital supporting the fuel bowl, decorated with classical palm and arabesque motifs. Two arms hold cups for the wicks, likewise decorated.
Rendering of Various Decorative details of Bologna; Verso: Architectural Details
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1810–14
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of graphite on cream laid paper
Drawing

Sketchbook Page: Folio 58, 116, 117. Double sided folio. Recto: left half of grotesque panel, c. 1500. Left half shows square ceiling and coat of arms of Pope Julius II (1503-13), with inscription: Dela Rovare. Center row:  Renaissance candelabrum, gothic doorway, 15th century trophy of pastoral attributes. Capital with eagle and dragon. Bottom: three capitals, one of them with inscription: Gotico munumento. Inscribed under decorative design: monumenti cavati dal cinquecento Bologna. Inscribed at top center: 116. Verso:  arcades, parts of columns, entablatures, and capitals. At bottom left, seven decorated moldings. Inscribed at top: 117.
Baignoire vue de face
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Design for a bathtub decorated with anguipeds, garlands, lamb tongue, scrolls, a shell, egg and dart, rosettes, fluting, acanthus leaves, and a mascaron decoration. The plate is signed.
Fragment
, 13th century
linen, silk Technique: plain weave

Striped in two blues, white and cream.
Vase with Flowers
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, late 18th century
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Design for a vase, on a support or bracket, with sprigs of flowers and leaves intertwined. The vase features rococo and ‘chinoiserie' (European decorative arts and architectural style inspired by fanciful ideas of China and East Asia) motifs, with a lid and neck decorated with ornament resembling shingles. The body features bulbous cartouches, scrolling acanthus leaves forming three feet, and two scrolling handles with rings suspended.
Seated Lady
, mid-19th century
Brush and watercolor on rice paper
Painting

A seated lady of quality, facing half-right, wearing long beads and an elaborately embroidered robe.
Monument
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1780-1795
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper
Drawing

The architectural setting is similar to -1293. The monument is a variation of -1346. THe lower pedestal is deocrated with a relief, the upper one is divided into more offsets and has a festoon in the front panel. A woman with a sword at left.
Monument for a poet
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1795–1809
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash on beige laid paper
Drawing

A sarcophagus which is topped by a stream god stands on a platform. Children with attritbutes of poetry sit before its corners. Inscription at the front side of the Sarcophagus: "QVI GIACE LARM. TIN (?) POETA TOSCANO / CHI DISSE(?)….CORONE(?) DI CRISTO / SCUSADOSI….NON LO CONO SCO / ANNO M". In landscape, tempetto in the left, houses in the right rear.
Study of a Teamster
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1862
Graphite, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Recto: Vertical view of an army wagon drawn by mule and driven by a teamster. 
Verso: Various sketches of an officer on horseback, mules drawing a wagon, and a Virginia cabin.
Two Men in a Canoe
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1897
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Sketch of a canoe with two male figures and trees visible on both banks of the river.
Design for a Pendant with Sitting Woman with Book
, 16th century
Pen and ink, brush and sepia on paper
Drawing

In a niche, a female is seated, supporting in her lap a book. Rays around her book. Below, three drops.
Trophy Designs
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, 1777–79
Etching on paper
Print

Six designs for trophies incorporating leaves, flowers, birds, baskets, quivers of arrows, shield, helmet, bow, spears, armor, hats, and fruit. The plate is numbered.
Inkstand
, mid-19th century
Pewter

Cylindrical inkstand divided into three parts consisting of removeable wedge-shaped sand caster with pierced top; wedge-shaped compartment with fitted, knoped lid; semi-circular inkwell with hinged dome cover; rim with semi-circular flange having three holes.
Design for an Iron Balcony
Gabriel Bonthomme, France, active ca. 1775, 1777
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

Design for an iron balcony with decorative motifs including rosettes and strapwork forms in the shape of vases. The plate is numbered but not signed.
Peasant Houses in a Valley
Eugène Edouard Soulès, French, 1811–1876, ca. 1840
Graphite on paper
Drawing

A road leads to one of the houses at left. Roughly outlined frame.
Design for the Egyptian Room, Palazzo Nuovo, Rome, Italy
Ferdinando Fuga, Italian, 1699 - 1781, ca. 1745
Pen and ink, brush and gray wash on paper
Drawing

Elevation view of a design for niches for Egyptian statues in the Palazzo Nuovo al Campidoglio in Rome, Italy.  At left, elevation view of four sculptures standing on plinths within arched niches. Below each is a rectangular pediment decorated with garland. At right is a detailed view of such a pediment with a sculpture of an alligator or crocodile on top. Scale below.
Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray.
Thomas Gray, British, 1716 – 1771, 1753
Book

Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray. Engraved throughout with illustrations, headpieces, tailpieces, and illuminated initial letters. Mottled calf binding with triple fillet tooling on the covers, gold tooling on the spine and a lettering piece with ‘DESIG/ BY/ BENTL' tooled in gold. Marbled endpapers and red textblock edges. Blue silk bookmark. Probably mid-to-late 18th-century British binding.
Covered Milk Jug
Doccia Porcelain Factory, Italian, established 1735, ca. 1780
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
milk jug

Truncated pear form decorated with multicolor arrangement of stylized flowers and foliage.  With gold line decoration on handle, spout, foot, lid, and finial.
Abundance, Vaulted Panel, Sala d'onore, Appartmento Napoleonico, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1812
Pen and dark gray ink, brush and gray wash over black chalk ruled lines on light greenish-beige wove paper
Drawing

Panel of trapezoidal ceiling vault with horizontal octagon of Abundance sitting between two putti, flanked by tondi with putti and trophies.
Chimney Piece Design
D. Antoine Pierretz, French, active 1647, 1647-55
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for a chimney piece (fireplace, mantel and overmantel) with classical motifs. The mantel features a festoon of leaves and wheat, scrolling leaves and sculpted moldings. The overmantel features vases, a cartouche, a round medallion illustrating a landscape framed by a festoon of leaves, and fluted pilasters supporting a cornice with brackets and shell ornament. A scale below. The plate is numbered.
Stage Design, Oriental Buildings Amidst Caves and Rocks
Romolo Achille Liverani, Italian, 1809 - 1872, early 19th century
Pen and sepia ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Building in form of a temple near caves into which columns and reliefs are worked in.
Soupière dont la forme tient du Moderne avec son Plat et Cuillère
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1788–1796
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Design for a soup tureen with handles elevated on a plate and with its spoon. The tureen is decorated with ornament motifs including grapes and vines, leaves, wave pattern, and bead course. The plate is numbered.
Fragment
, mid-19th century
silk Technique: woven

Red fragment has an incomplete repeat of roses with buds and leaves arranged diagonally.
Section of a wall showing portion of Flemish tapestry, Tapestry room, Palace of Fontainebleau, France
Frederick Marschall, ca. 1885
Brush and watercolor, tempera on heavy paper
Drawing

Section of wall, showing portion of one of seven Flemish tapestries set in wide gold frame. Right, door and wainscoting contain panels with monogram of Louis XIV. Sideboard and chair against wall.
Floating Icebergs near St. Lewis Bay, Canada
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, July 13 and 14, 1859
Graphite and white gouache on brown paper
Drawing

Seascape sketch showing twelve views of icebergs in or around St. Lewis Bay on the coast of Labrador in Canada, organized roughly into four rows. Three icebergs are visible along the upper margin: a craggy one at left, one with a spire at center, and one beside a sailboat at right. Along the second row down, four sketches of likely the same iceberg with a tall, sharp spire are shown--the three images at right clearly show the spire from sightly shifting perspectives. At center left, one large sketch of a craggy, rugged iceberg is shown beside two smaller, looser sketches at right. At lower left, a portion of an iceberg with a pointed tower is visible, while at lower right, a smaller sketch of the same berg at center left is included.
Title Page
Jean-Jacques Bachelier, French, 1724 - 1806, 1762
Etching on laid paper
Print

Title page for the second series of six plates of tailpieces and fleurons originally designed for the 1755-1759 four-volume edition of the Fables de La Fontaine. In the upper section, a beehive with bees, a caduceus (winged staff with intertwined snakes), a basket of fruit, a mask, and a flowing textile, with flowers and leaves sit amongst clouds with sunrays in the background. The title is lettered in the lower half of the plate with clouds surrounding it. The plate is signed and numbered.
Birdcage
, late 19th century
Metal wire, painted sheet metal

In form of a multi-story building reminiscent of a Swiss chalet; front and two sides of metal wire, back of painted sheet metal; peaked, stepped pierced metal roof, with dormer windows on left and right; rectangular chimney with hanging-ring at top; sculptural metal elk head at front, just below peaked roof; metal band pierced with greek key pattern applied around three sides; front embelished with wire or stamped metal in forms of balcony rail, windows, columns, stairs, and door with ornate scrolling arch; overall colors: red, green, gold.
Three friezes for an overdoor
, 1795
Pen and Chinese ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on laid paper
Drawing

At the top, two crouching putti support the fruit garland. At the bottom, a lion crouches upon the top left corner of a door frame and faces a classical helmet on a stand.
Decoration d'une Cheminée, pour une Salle ou Cabinet d'assemblée , tendu de tapisseries
Jacques-François Blondel, French, 1705–1774, 1737-1742
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Elaborate chimneypiece design with dragon firedogs, and c-scroll ornamentation on the sides and at top. The over-mantle mirror has ornamentation on top with motifs including dragons, a mascarons, c- and s-scrolls, and split leaves. On the cornice above the mirror is a trophy of musical instruments. On either side of the mirror is a panel depicting a scene of a figure on a horse in a landscape. The plate is numbered but not signed.
Strapwork Design
, early 17th century
Charcoal, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Strapwork with florals and a mask surrounds an oval reserve.