biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Design for the Letter N of a Pictoral Alphabet: Napoléon
Victor Vincent Adam, French, 1801 – 1866, ca. 1830
Graphite, pen and bistre ink, brush and ink wash, with white heightening on cream paper
Drawing

Letter above, flanked by intertwining rinceau. Napoléon Bonaparte is seen riding in battle.
Vase. Gobelet à Pied.
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1775-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Designs for a metal vase and a goblet. The vase on the left is lidded with a finial and has two c-curve handles. The vase features fluting, bead course, garland, scrolling acanthus leaf, and gadrooning ornamentation. The goblet on the right has guilloche of branches, scrolling arabesque, acanthus leaf, and gadrooning ornamentation. It has a tapered foot at its base. The plate is signed and numbered.
Title Page
François Boucher, French, 1703–1770, 1749–61
Etching on laid paper
Print

Title page for a series of designs of putti by F. Boucher. The title is lettered in the center on a canvas, leaning against an easel surrounded by three winged putti and attributes related to the arts. One putto stands leaning against the canvas, while another sits in front drawing on a board, with the third looking over his shoulder. A portrait bust is placed across from the drawing putto with another bust, a palette, and paint brushes at their feet. A large piece of fabric or curtain is strewn across the easel. The address is lettered below.
The Virgin and Child with Saints Elizabeth, Joseph, and Young John the Baptist
Vespasiano Strada, Italian, 1582 - 1622, ca. 1610
Engraving on paper
Print

The Virgin and Child, in the center, are flanked by St. Lucy, left, and St. Joseph, right. Mary holds a dove.
Arabesque Design
Etienne de Lavallée, French, 1735 – 1802, 1788
Etching and aquatint on laid paper
Print

An arabesque ornament design featuring neoclassical motifs. A central oval with a female figure with winged putti above pouring water into a cup she holds over her head. Two birds on either side. The scene is framed by draped textiles, a garland of vine leaves and grapes, leaves, grasses, baskets of fruit, and putto. The platform the figures stand on is held by a male torso with his lower half in the form of scrolling acanthus leaves, with birds, rosettes, beads, flowers, and a vase below with two mythological figures on either side with more scrolling foliage. The plate is signed and numbered.
POELE dans le genre modern, à pans coupés, avec bas-relief, au choix des personnes
Louis-Gustave Taraval, French, 1738 – 1794, ca. 1791
Etching and hand colored watercolor on paper
Print

Design for a stove heater decorated with neoclassical motifs, in the form of a pedestal decorated with a sculpted panel in low relief depicting figures (two woman, a satyr, and a herm) in a landscape, framed by running pattern moldings, scrolling leaves, egg and dart motifs, and foliate branches. A plan view and scale below. The plate is signed, and hand colored with watercolor.
Textile
, 15th century
silk Technique: two interconnected structures: 4&1 satin and plain weave (lampas)

Curving bands containing blossoms and interlaced shapes in yellow, white, green and rose.
Mounted Cavalryman
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1862
Graphite, brush and gray wash on off-white paper
Drawing

Vertical view of a mounted cavlaryman shown from the right front; bust of another at right.
Trimming
, 19th century
silk Technique: woven

Trimming fragment in a design of a wavy blue band between yellow leaf borders on a tan ground.
Icebergs at Sea, Canada
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, June-July 1859
Oil and graphite on paperboard
Drawing

Seascape sketches including one large-scale and two small-scale views of icebergs at sea off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Dominating the composition at upper center, the largest sketch shows a massive, mostly rectangular iceberg with a vein of green ice at left. It floats on dark blue ocean waters below a grayish-blue overcast sky. At lower left, another iceberg is shown floating on dark waters--this one featuring a prominent, sharp peak at right descending to a flatter portion at left. At lower right, a smaller iceberg, or outcropping of ice, is visible, shaped in rounded forms like an accumulation of bubbles. The ocean water turns green around its shallow shores. The light brown grown color is visible between each sketch.
Textile
, ca. 1785–95
cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave

All over small scale floral pattern printed in red on a white ground.
Coupe à Café
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1788-1796
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Design for a coffee goblet raised on a footed tray with four small cups placed on top. The plate is signed and numbered.
Cartouche Topped by Open Crown
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768, 1738
Etching and engraving on paper
Bound print

Blank symmetrical rocaille cartouche topped with an open crown in front of a shell. Banners and battle weapons surround the frame with a mask below.
Figure
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1876
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Sketch of a male figure.
Bed Alcove for the Duc d'Orléans, Palais Royal, Paris, France
Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742, ca. 1716
Pen and black ink, brush and watercolor on white laid paper
Drawing

Alcove seen in elevation frontally, with bed à la duchesse (no footboard and canopy supported from the ceiling) enclosed by a balustrade which supports two fluted and gilded composite columns. The state bed shows the cypher of the Regent, Philippe Charles, Duc d'Orleans. The height is indicated at the right.
Sidewall
, 1845–55
Block-printed paper

Nearly two widths; wide band with axial vine set with fuchsias, alternating with narrow band of shaped medallions, enclosing roses, outlined by blue reserve. Printed in grisaille with blue.
Purse Frame
, late 19th century
silver
purse frame

Hinged purse frame decorated with floral ornaments and central vase motif. Pierced.
Allegory of the Four Seasons - Autumn
Jacopo Amigoni, Italian, 1682–1752, 1739-1752
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Vignette of a man and a woman in a landscape. The woman holds up the man's hat, which is full of grapes; he holds her up while reaching for the hat. The plate is trimmed and only the plate number is visible.
Sepulchral Monument for Poet Pietro Chiari
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, after 1795
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite, on paper
Drawing

In a wooded clearing a pedestal stands upon three steps. The lower plinth is inscribed with "CHIARI RAPI CHI (?) NIENTE/ PREZZA/I SUOI TALE(n)TI VENIRIANO (?) ANORA". A fluted urn surrounded by a band and with two genii holding a portrait medallion crowns the pedestal. Figures of women kneel at the four corners of the plinth below the pedestal.
Trophy
, ca. 1780
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor, black chalk on paper
Drawing

A lyre and mirror intertwined with floral wreaths.
Round table
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1775–1780
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Supported by three chimeras, connected at the height of their knees by a wreath. Usual background.
Sidewall
, ca. 1870
Machine-printed

Fragment of papers with badly matched joins, showing an architectural arrangement of panelling with two cartouches.
Road Leading to a Mountainous Town
Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702–1786, 1750–86
Pen and ink on paper
Drawing

Landscape with multiple trees. Background has a town with multiple buildings.
Nouvelle suite de cahiers arabesques chinois a l'usage des dessinateurs et des peintres, no.1
Jean-Baptiste Pillement, French, 1728–1808, 1790–1799
Etching with colored inks à la poupée on off-white laid paper
Print

Exotic outdoor setting. Upper right, open air thatched structure; lower center, two rustic, indigenous figures.
Pleasure Boats, Lake Lucerne
Samuel Colman, American, 1832–1920, July 10, 1872
Brush and watercolor, gouache, graphite on gray-blue paper
Drawing

Five row boats with roofs of cloth and curtains, in the central parts, are fastened to a stone pier. Mountains in the background.
Elevation of a Wall Panel with a Fireplace
, 1780
Pen and ink, graphite on paper
drawing

A double register of figured panels is over the center part of the medallion. Two circular medallions are in in the top register with men in profile. The bottom panel depicts a man feeding a cow.
Trees in the Jungle Interior, Jamaica
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, June 1865
Brush and oil, graphite on paperboard
Drawing

Botanical and landscape sketch showing a view of trees in the interior of the Jamaican jungle. One tree at center--the focus of the composition--bifurcates into two separate boughs at center, while several plants grow in the crux created by the split. The tree's right side is covered in hanging vines. A portion of another nearby tree is visible along the right margin and is largely cut off. Trunks and stems are loosely suggested in the background by upward brushstrokes at lower center, which lead to a mass of vaguely rendered green vegetation.
Rear View of the First Carriage of Lord Catelmaine Built in 1686 by Andrea Cornely after Ciro Ferri (1634-1689)
Giovanni Battista Lenardi, Italian, 1634 – 1704, 1687–1700
Etching and engraving on off-white laid paper
Print

Rear view of carriage featuring scroll decoration and group of figures, including man and woman holding a crown together, putti below, nymphs, lion and unicorn.
Design for a Cartouche Representing the Country of China
Jacques de Lajoüe, French, 1687–1761, 1740
Engraving on white laid paper
Print

Cartouche composed of a shell in reverse. Perched atop the shell, a Chinese woman holding a paddle and a Chinese man framed by animal horns and holding a long-handled pipe. A bow and arrow at right. The arrangement humorously refers to a lumbering, slow-moving "dromedary," or the lack of progress of China in comparison to France.
Sampler
, 1837
linen, silk, metal-wrapped silk core, glass beads Technique: embroidered using satin, overcasting, knot, stem and drawnwork stitches on plain weave

Rectangular sampler with a central wreath enclosing text that reads "Y. A. 1837".  Embroidered flowers and drawnwork designs fill the remaining area. Different patterns of floral garlands are worked along the four edges.
Central Section of a Town Mansion
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1795
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper
Drawing

Two colonnades of five arches each are topped by a parapet, before which figures stand in the axes of the columns. To each colonnade corresponds a main and a mansard story in the lateral sections, of which two bays are shown of each. From the roof center rises a circular colonnade, of which the bottom part is shown.
Seated Woman, Mother and Child
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, Italian, 1609–1664, 1645–50
Pen and brown ink on paper
Drawing

At left, a sketch of a seated female figure viewed in profile, facing left. At right, a mother and child. At lower center, a partially sketched face of a woman.
Button
, 18th century
Pearl, steel, glass, copper

Flat circular button, of pearl shell, engraved and ornamented with cut steel and an imitation gem (blue glass) placed in center; copper shank.

On card 32
Fragment
, 17th–18th century
silk, metallic thread Technique: silk and metallic thread plain weave appliquéd on velvet with couched metallic threads, satin stitch embroidery Label: Silk, metallic thread plain weave appliquéd on velvet with couched metallic thread, satin stitch embroidery

Appliqué with vase and pomegranate motifs on red velvet ground. Couching with metal thread. Embroidery in colored silks. Textile is a fragment of a larger piece.
View of Venice, Italy
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1880–1881
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Sketch of figures along a canal  in Venice with St. Mark's Cathedral in the background.
Sketch for “Grasshopper and the Ant” in “Comic Fables, Out of The World Series”
Frederick Stuart Church, American, 1842–1924, ca. 1878
Graphite, pen and black ink on paper
Ephemera

From upper left to center to lower center a trail of grasshoppers doing various activities. Upper right, profile of grasshopper reading and walking. Upper center, profile of grasshopper sitting at desk writing, turned to look and figure behind him. Upper left, profile of grasshopper bending at the waist with top hat in hand, upset expression. Center left, grasshopper eating watermelon. Lower left, grasshopper with blade of grass in hand. Lower center, profile of grasshopper laying down, head by pumpkin, drinking.
Button
, 19th century
ivory, mother-of-pearl

1941-50-6: On card 2650
Illustrations for Scribner's Monthly
Frederick Stuart Church, American, 1842–1924, 1880
Etching on paper
Ephemera

Top, article clipping from, "Around the Hub," figures riding bikes down a road, passing children; right, school house with figure standing by doorway. Labelled and titled, Passing a School. Bottom, article clipping from, "The Painters of America"; left, profile of figure sitting with long white dress staring at cranes. Right, group of cranes huddled together. On balcony, with tree to the left.
Plate 11 from Cahier d ornements et frises dessinés (Book of Ornaments and Friezes)
Henri Sallembier, French, ca. 1753 - 1820, 1777
Engraving on paper
Print

Horizontal rectangle with a scrolling rinceau.
Design for an Earring
, 1820–30
Pen and ink, brush and gray watercolor on paper
Drawing

Jewelry design for an earring. The lower part has the shape of a vase with a flower blossom at center. Above, a knotted ribbon with a palmette on top; the decorative scheme mostly composed of rows of beads.
Storm in the Mountains, Jamaica
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, July 1865
Brush and oil, graphite on paperboard
Drawing

Landscape and atmosphere sketch of a rainstorm over the mountains of Jamaica. Dark clouds pour rain in two distinct columns--at center and right--over a rugged brown topography. Storm clouds shade most of landscape, which features a large mountainside at right that descends toward a small vale at center. Rugged mountain ridges visible at left extend into the dark background.
Design for a Chimneypiece, with an Elaborate Overmantel
, 1725–1750
Black chalk, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Shown are the upper right corner of a door frame, at left, and the left side of the fireplace. The opening is framed by molding. In the middle of the shelf stands a small looking glass. It is surrounded laterally and above by scrolls ending in the center above with a bracket upon which a bowl with a flame stands. A panel in the background is framed by molding. Below are a plan of moldings and the scale. Verso: accounts written in ink.
Detail from a Frame or Molding Design
François Roumier, French, 16..–1748, 1724
Etching on paper
Print

Design for a corner detail of a frame or molding featuring scrolling leaves, acanthus leaves, strapwork, diaper and flower pattern, fleurons, rosettes, gadrooning, and a dragon. Sketched graphite lines added as well as a grid pattern in graphite to the right section of the design. The plate is signed, numbered, and dated.
Strapwork Design
, early 17th century
Charcoal, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Strapwork frame. At top, a mask with swags. To the left and right, a faceted octagon.
Panel with the Letter "F" from the "Newes ABC Büechlein"
Lukas Kilian, German, 1579 – 1637, 1627
Engraving on off-white laid paper
Print

Fishing boy ("Fishen").
Sample
, late 19th century
cotton Technique: printed on plain weave

Woven cotton textile printed in brown and red on white ground showing a pattern of dog heads with protruding tongue.
Design for an Altar
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1790
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper
Drawing

Above is the elevation, below, separated by a wide dark strip the plan. Above steps stand four columns and support the half-circular entablature, above which four figures stand and a half dome rises; on top a figure with a cross. The mensa with the tabernacle stands at the back wall. Colored background. At the reverse are some colored oblongs.
Rough Sea Breaking upon Shore
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, ca. 1900
Black and white chalk on cardboard
Drawing

Sketch of a rough sea breaking upon the shore with four figures visible in the foreground.
Mount
, ca. 1780
Gilt bronze

Cornucopia of flowers and central urn on scythe-shaped mount.
LA FONTAINE DES QUATRES PARTIES DU MONDE
François de Cuvilliés the younger, German, 1731 - 1777, 1769
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

A view of the exterior of a fountain with a part sectional view showing the interior. The fountain representing the four continents is in the form of a large domed temple, supported by columns and topped with a cupola. At the four corners, there are large columns with scenes wrapped around in diagonal topped with personifications of the continents with animals. Basins of water and more sculptural figures around the base of the building with a large fountain in the center. The inside of the dome is decorated with rosette coffering. Foliage hangs from the building and figures stand around gesturing towards the fountain. A lightening bolt comes down from the sky and cuts into the building where the interior section is visible. The plate is titled, signed, numbered, and dated.
Console avec son profil
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Design for a bracket with views of its front and side. The bracket is decorated with fishscale pattern, scrolls, and fluting. Below is another bracket with a rectangular facade. The plate is signed.
Allegorical Composition
, late 17th century
Red and black chalk on paper
Drawing

Allegorical composition of many figures and winged putti in a landscape. Ruled frame in red chalk.
Design for a Frame or Molding
Thomas Lainé, French, 1682 – 1739, late 18th century
Etching on laid paper
Print

A printed sheet from a series of thirty designs for moldings, carved frames, doors, chimneys and liturgical objects. A design for a frame or molding, decorated in relief with acanthus leaf fronds, flowers, mascarons, foliage, scrolls, rosettes, shell ornament, fretwork and the royal monogram of interlaced L's. With a section of the molding in the upper right corner. The plate is signed and numbered.
Ornamental Trophy Designs
Théodore Bertren, active in France, 18th century, 1771
Etching on paper
Print

Nine designs for trophies with musical instruments, attributes of hunting and fishing, wine bottles and pitches, and bow and arrows. The plate is numbered and signed with a monogram.
Triton Combats Sea Monster
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, ca. 1805
Black chalk on off white laid paper
Drawing

Centaur shown swinging club with right hand. Woman sits upon centaur's back, shaped like fish.  Above at left, monster with head of goat.
Design for the Embroidery of a Man's Waistcoat, Unfinished
, 1780–1790
Graphite, brush and gouache on paper
Drawing

Unfinished design for the left bottom corner of a man's waistcoat. Traced design on the pocket. A bunch of flowers is under the pocket. A garland in the rising strip. Top right: a vertical border with alternating flowers.
Americana
Premier Manufacturing Company, 1895–1900
Machine-printed paper
Frieze

Just over one repeat, showing draped American flag bunting with grisaille view of the Federal Capitol, and rope supporting a shield on which is perched an American eagle. Printed in red, white, blue, browns and grays.
View from Shoulder of Mount Chocorua
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, September 23, 1879
Graphite on cream wove paper
Drawing

Double-page view from the shoulder of Mt. Chocorua. Rock ledge and shoulder of Mt. Chocorua, at left, Mt. Mote at center, and Mt. Kearsarge in distance at right. Verso: Half of another mountain, sketched.
Tile
, late 18th–early 19th century
Earthenware, glazed and high fire decorated

A glass carafe with purple wine and a faience bottle with fancy stopper and wreath decoration placed on some indistinct greenery.
EXERCICE DE SINGES
Christophe Huet, French, 1695 – 1759, mid- 18th century
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

A plate from a series of singerie scenes after Huet. A monkey to the right is doing a handstand, while another monkey to the left is lying on the ground on his chest with his legs in a hoop he holds above him and behind his back. The plate is titled, signed, and numbered.
Batteries de Cuisine
Pierre Germain, French, 1703 - 1783, 1748
Etching on laid paper
Print

Contour drawings of designs for pitchers and tea and coffee pots. The plate is signed and numbered.
Design for a Waistcoat
, 1780-1790
Pencil and various gouaches on paper
Drawing

Design for the embroidery of the left bottom part of a man's waistcoat. A stripe is shown along the edge of the waistcoat; it is decorated with leaves alternating with heads. Leaves grow from its obliquely rising part. Beneath the bottom point of the pocket grows a mushroom like plant. It is flanked by two bunches of flowers and leaves, some of which are big leaf scrolls. The sketched decoration of the flap of the pocket is floral.
Ceiling Design
Jean Lemoyne, French, 1638 – 1715, 1700–15
Etching on laid paper
Print

Plate from a series of seven ceiling designs, showing half of an ornately decorated ceiling cornice with grotesque motifs, sculpted female figures, roundels, putti, vases, masks, friezes, acanthus leaves, laurel leaves, fretwork, gadrooning, cartouches, c-and s-scrolls, coffering, and fleurons. The ceiling itself is blank. The plate is signed.
Study of Peonies
Sophia L. Crownfield, American, 1862–1929, early 20th century
Graphite, pen and ink, brush and white gouache on tracing paper
Drawing

Vertical sheet depicting two peony blossoms whose stalks cross at the right. The blossom on the left has been drawn in pen and ink with white gouache; that at right, in graphite.
Map of the State of New York
Elizabeth Ann Goldin, American, 1814–1896, 1829
silk embroidery on wool foundation, pencil Technique: embroidered in cross, stem, chain, back, and four-sided stitches on plain weave foundation Label: wool embroidered with silk in cross, stem, chain, back, and four-sided stitches
Embroidered map

Embroidered map of New York State, outlining and naming the counties and showing Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. A ten-line text reads: 

Lake Erie is the celebrated scene of Perry's victory Over a British fleet, September 10 1818
Lake Champlain is celebrated for the victory gained by Macdonough over a British fleet of far superior force, Sept. 11, 1814
Long Island is the most important island belonging to the State of New York. 140 miles in length and from 10 to 15 broad; contains three counties and numerous flourishing towns, population 67,000
Population of the State of New York in 1820 was 1,372,812. Albany is the Capital.
The Chapel of Guillaume Tell
Favre Petitpierre, France, 1802–1818, ca. 1815
cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave
Textile

Six diferent scenes; a landscape with a lake , and the chapel of William Tell at the center; four pastoral scenes with poeple at the sides. In brown on white.
Sash
Lydia Bush-Brown, American, 1887–1984, 1905–19
cotton, silk Technique: block printed on crepe (overspun warp) and embroidered using figure-8 and running stitches

Sash to be worn with blouse (1977-77-1) with same block printed floral pattern in rust red with green on off-white fabric. Three panels of equal length joined by a figure-8 stitch using rust red silk. Running stitch using the same silk decorates hems on four sides.
Fragment
, 18th century
cotton Technique: mordant painted and immersion dyed and resist dyed (chintz) on plain weave

A narrow strip patterned with a variety of stylized flowers on a curving stem on a purple background.  The blossoms are in two shades of red, purple, blue and green (over-painting of yellow on blue). Possibly a fragment of an all-over patterned fabric.