biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Tailleur d'Habits, Details, from Diderot's Encyclopaedia
Denis Diderot, French, 1713–1784, 1763
Engraving on white paper
Print

Depictions of clothing patterns used by tailors. All are labeled with figure numbers.
Sidewall
Standard Wall-Paper Company, Standard Wall-Paper Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

On striped white and gray ground, clusters of large pink roses and green leaves and vines.
Border
American Wall Paper Manufacturers' Association, 1879–1887, 1879–1887
Machine-printed paper

Printed eight borders across the width, red and tan-striped ribbon with a boss or tuft every third pair.
"Hans Sloane" Botanical Plate (One of Twelve)
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, English, 1745 – 1784, ca. 1757–1769
soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel
plate

Scalloped circular form with brown and aqua foliate scroll.  Foliage includes half an orange, a lemon, cherries, and plums.
Child's bodice
, early 17th century
linen Technique: trapunto quilting on plain weave

Bodice quilted in trapunto style in allover vine and flower design. V-shaped section in front, decorated with fleur-de-lys with pointed vines. Border around neck and sleeves. Fastens at back.
Study of Drapery "Fortune"
Elihu Vedder, American, 1836 – 1923, ca. 1899
Pastel crayon on paper
Drawing

Sketch of drapery beneath the feet of a figure.
Study for "Wedding Procession"
Elihu Vedder, American, 1836 – 1923, 1872–1875
Pastel crayon on paper
Drawing

Sketch of a young male figure in costume. He is shown standing, facing the viewer, his head turned slightly to the right with both hands held close to his chest.
Micro-mosaic
, 1800–1825
Gold sheet and wire, glass mosaics
Brooch

A gold oval brooch outlined in blue with an inner image of the Pantheon in Rome. Brooch is part of a set.
Fashion Plate, Modes Vraies
Laure Noël, French, 1827 - 1878, 1857
Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Woman and two children on a wooden bench in a park. A tree overhead, and a chateau beyond, left. Artist's and publisher's names below. Description on verso.
Sidewall - sample
, 1906–08
Machine-printed

Spider web design on tan ground.
Sidewall
, 1820–40
Block-printed and flocked

Vertical flock stripes of two widths in lateral repeating pattern. Flock daisy forms in drop-repeating relationship are spaced along the stripes of ground color which are not flocked. Fragments of wood graining wallpaper adhere to one of the long sides. The back is lined with plain paper and mounted on burlap. Greenish-brown flock on beige ground.
Porte d'Auberge
Charles Emile Jacque, French, 1813 - 1894, 1849
Etching in dark brown ink on paper
Print

A peasant in a rough shirt is seated on a horse and drinking. A woman stands on the steps of an inn and observes him.
Shawl
, ca. 1800
wool, cashmere Technique: tapestry weave, interlocking twill and embroidery Weave: single faced 2/2 twill tapestry, double interlocked, two color complimentary weave

Square Kashmir shawl with a design of cones primarily in reds, with an open ivory field. Each cone is 10 1/2 inches high, and is compartmented by a narrow border of floral vines. Currently the shawl has wide borders on two adjacent sides and narrow borders on the two remaining sides. It has been re-made from fragments of a long shawl. Originally each end would have had a wide border nine cones in width: one side of the square version has the full nine cone pattern, the other has seven cones. The two remaining cones exist as a separate fragment (1958-148-5b). The narrow guard border of a similar floral vine has been stitched to the two remaining sides. In this way the shawl could be folded diagonally to form the triangular shawl popular in the mid-19th century.
Plaque
Herman Mueller, German, 1854–1941, 1887–93
earthenware

Matte-red rectangle with scene of naked boy pulling ram.
Sketchbook Page: Columbine
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1874
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Recto: Two sketches of groups of leaves. 
Verso: Four studies of spiderwort flower from different angles.
Sidewall
M.H. Birge & Sons Co., 1834, 1890–1920
Machine-printed paper

Two alternating  landscape medallions enframed in symetric acanthus medallions. Trellis or fretwork and floral sprigs fill in the background. Printed in blue and white on a striped white ground. Printed in selvedge: "Birge  4428".

NOTE: 1 duplicate in W131 (61:1:1)
Sketchbook Page: Caricature
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1883
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Recto: Caricature of a man with ears sticking out, facing frontally. 
Verso: Sketch of the face of a man with a round nose and a mustache.
Unfinished Sketch of Mountains or Cliffs
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1885–90
Graphite on cream wove paper, bound
Sketchbook folio

Rough sketch of several rocks, either cliffs or mountains.
Two figures
Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773, ca. 1759–70
Red chalk on paper
Drawing

Two figures facing each other, figure in background pointing to left.
Textile
, 1796
wool Technique: embroidered on twill weave

Dark blue wool ground embroidered in coarse outline and filling stitches in polychrome wool yarns. The large central medallion has an interlace pattern inside a stylized floral wreath.  Above this are a reindeer and horse and rider, and below it a pendant framing the initials "JHJD."  A medallion in each corner contains a stylized floral pattern, and there is a continuous scrolling border around the four sides. The date 1796 appears near the lower edge.
Miser's purse
, early 19th century
silk, metal Technique: crocheted

Pale red crocheted silk; cut steel beads form a symmetrical rectilinear repeating pattern.  Two steel rings control side closing; tassel of steel beads at one end.  Other tassel is missing.
Goyu, Women Detaining Travelers, in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi)
Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858, ca. 1834
Woodblock print (ukiyo-e) on mulberry paper (washi), ink with color
Print

Village street at twilight. Center, maid servants are struggling for possession of travelers. Right, in an open teahouse, traveler prepares to wash his feet. On its walls are names of the engraver, printer, designer, and publisher.
Sidewall
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

On textured brown ground, white and brown gradient floral motifs on vertical bands; staggered single flowers.
Sketchbook Page
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1875
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Indistinct sketches, possibly a landscape with a river and mountains beyond.
The Hall and Staircase, British Museum, from "Ackermann's Repository"
Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1756–1827, 1808
Aquatint, brush and watercolors on paper
Print

Wide staircase with wrought iron railings, descending to the left, up to the right. Doorways and windows open in the rear and to the right. Title, artists', and publisher's names below.
Regence
Desfossé et Karth, French, 1863, 1851–1865
Block-printed paper
Decorative panel

Tall conventionalized pilaster ornamented with leafy brown scrollwork and bordered by brown molding strips. At the capital is an inset landscape in colors of mountains and a lake. At the base of the column, a similar picture showing rocks and mountains. Gray bands on either side of the pilaster. Printed on off-white ground.
Towel end
, 1821
linen Technique: plain weave embroidered with deflected element work

Towel end with a wide band showing men on horseback alternating with a styled vase form with side scrolls. Above is a narrow band with the year 1821. At bottom is a narrow band with geometric decoration and braided fringe.
Ceiling paper
York Card & Paper Co., 1891, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Trellis or grid pattern with a folaite quatrefoil motif in the center of each grid, and a four-petaled flower in a square where the lines would intersect. Printed in pink, green, and gray on light off-white ground.
New Hampshire Lake
J. Foxcroft Cole, 1850–75
Brush and grey wash on paper
Drawing

View looking across a small cove through low shrubbery. Rolling hills in the distance.
Unfinished Contours of Cliffs
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1870–85
Graphite on cream wove paper, bound
Sketchbook folio

Rectangular border surrounds sketch of cliff tops located in upper left corner.
The Revolutions of 1795 to 1815
Julius Caesar Thaeter, German, 1804 - 1870, 1804-1870
Steel engraving on paper
Print

The Revolutions of 1795 - 1815" by Julius Thaeter, about 1850
Design for a Floor Covering
Lelia Huffman, 1911
Black ink, water color, on paper. Red seals.
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. The upper right section of the design, an adaptation of classical motifs, mainly in black against a neutral yellow background.
Title Page
Pietro Metastasio, Italian, 1698 – 1782, 1755
Etching on laid paper
Print

Title page for the seventh of ten volumes of poetry by Metastasio. The title, address and date are lettered within an ornamental border, featuring c-scrolls, shell, acanthus leaf, and palm leaf ornament, fleurons, garlands of flowers, clouds cartouches, and four winged putti.
Coaling Up
Walter Shirlaw, American, b. Scotland, 1838–1909, 1875–80
Graphite on illustration board
Drawing

Three-quarter length of a man with a poker. Sketch of a head. Center: three-quarter length of a man leaning his hands upon a hoe. Right: a man with a shovel shown from right back. On verso: outlines of a bottle in black crayon.
Button sample book
, late 18th century
Paper, metal foil, thread, paillettes

Folding envelope of paper with tie closure; used as a case for ten circular buttons.

On card 14
Cane
, ca. 1900
Malacca cane, gold handle and dark wood tip.

Slender stick. Gold handle with blue enamel monogram SWB, and "S. W. Bridgham 49 W 23 St", engraved.
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 dolphins and baby tritons with a rocaille clasp at the top. The plate is numbered but not signed.
Frieze and Cornice Designs
D. Antoine Pierretz, French, active 1647, 1648
Etching on laid paper
Print

Four designs for cornices featuring friezes and sculpted moldings, along with the fragment of a sculpted frieze below. The designs feature a trophy of arms and armor, a trophy of musical instruments, flowers, fruit, festoons of fruit and leaves, rosettes, shells, lamb's tongue, acanthus leaves, waves, fluting, ribbons, and bucranium (animal skulls). The plate is numbered.
Mountainous Landscape, Mexico
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1890–93
Graphite on off-white wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of an expansive mountainous landscape in Mexico. In the immediate foreground, a nearby tree-covered mountainside is visible at lower right. In the middle distance, a low cloud intercedes between a flat, wooded prominence and a sharp mountain ridge behind. The outline of a rugged mountain range extends across the background, forming a high and serrated horizon. 

Verso: Landscape sketch showing a view of a lone barren mountain in Mexico. Positioned in the middle distance at center, the mountain has a foremost ridge that descends to the left, while the rugged twin peaks behind it are darkened by shadow. Foreground unrendered.
Sketch, Classical Man, Woman, and Child
Fortunato Duranti, Italian, 1787 - 1863, 1820–1850
Pen and ink on paper
Drawing

Sketch, Classical Man, Woman, and Child.
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

Flower boughs, of which somewhat less than three are shown, are obliquely disposed over a row of hanging flower boughs.
Design for Lockframes and Keys, from "Liures de Serurerie"
Pierre Drevet, 1663 - 1738, ca. 1660
Etching on paper; verso: Graphite on paper
Print

Recto: Lockframes and keys. Verso: In opposite direction, bottom: the construction of a triangular wooden roof.
Ceres
Francesco Bartolozzi, Italian, active England, 1727–1815, 1787
Stipple engraving in brown ink on white paper
Print

Ceres sits facing two boys at the right, one carrying a big bird, the other allowing a small bird to perch on his hand. She holds a basket; woods beyond.
Two Designs for a Pile of Trophies Surmounted by a Figure of Victory (or Fame)
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1746–1809
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, graphite on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Two Designs for a Pile of Trophies Surmounted by a Figure of Victory (or Fame)
Mountain Climber Resting
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1868–69
Black and white crayon on brown laid paper, blackened on verso for transfer
Drawing

Horizontal view of a mustached man dressed in hiking attire reclining on his left elbow on a flat ledge of rock and holding in his right hand a turned-over pipe, as a walking stick leans across him from right to left, with the prospect of wide river valley in distance behind him.
Interior Wall Elevation with a Console Table
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, 1777-79
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

A design for an interior wall featuring ornately painted panels and a central console table. The panels include birds (alive and dead), horns, bells, sprigs of leafy branches, trees, flowers, grasses, baskets of fruit, strapwork, scrolling acanthus leaves, fleurons, festoons of flowers, bow and quiver of arrows. The console table's three legs are tapered, decorated with fluting and rosettes. The plate is numbered.
White Mountain Wagon
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1868–69
Brush and oil on mahogany panel
Painting

Horizontal view of a three-bench wagon carrying seven passengers along a ridge in foreground, overlooking distant mountains and sky with clouds in the background. Verso: mountain landscape with house in middle distance.
Textile
, ca. 1780
silk Technique: embroidered in chain and satin stitch with appliqued needlemade net on satin weave

White satin ornamented with embroidery in colored silks and chenille threads in a design of scrolling lines, flowers, and flowering vines. Handmade net is inserted near the bottom. Selvage has a green stripe.
Elevation of an altar in a private chapel
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, n.d.
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Above the altar ledge stand four candlesticks, a crucifix, Mary and St. John. Above is the frame for a picture. A trophy of the arms of teh Passion is in the panel  above it. The wall is divided into a dad and panels. Written below, at right: "Capellata privata," in the upper left corner: "98."  Reverse: Sketches for the decoration of a dado.
Valentine
, ca. 1850
Embossed cut paper, with silk, velvet, and satin additions
Greeting card

Within an embossed cut-paper frame with floral decorations is a circular peep-hole, covered by silk gauze, through which two birds in gilt are seen against a blue ground. Velvet cording and flowers of shirred silk around edges, and cupids at top of embossed gilt paper.
Sampler
, 1701–02
linen Technique: knots, chain, eyelet and loop stitches on plain weave

Sampler showing seven patterns for joining fabrics by "open seams."
Plan d'un pavillon de 14 toises de face
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Plan of a pavilion with a rotunda. The pavilion is stated to be 14 toises; 1 toise is the equivalent of about 3.799 square meters. The plate is signed
Petites Bibliotheques ambulates
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Designs for two covered mobile bookcases decorated with ornament motifs including wave pattern, lamb tongue, rosettes, fluting, gadrooning, lion heads, and acanthus leaves. The plate is signed.
Elevation d'une porte à placard à deux vanteaux
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Design for a double door closet decorated with ornament motifs including egg and dart, bead and bar, lamb tongue, and acanthus leaves. The plate is signed.
Pour Orner des Cadres ou Bordures
Jean-François de Neufforge, Flemish, 1714 – 1791, 1763
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Six rectangular and corner ornament designs featuring repeating patterns and moldings for frames and borders with neoclassical motifs including geometric, interlacing, and meander motifs, rosettes, roundels, lamb's tongue, ribbon and stick, acanthus leaf and ribbon, bead courses, diaper strapwork with rosettes, egg and dart, and acanthus leaf ornament. A plan view is included below each corner design, with a scale along the bottom. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
Design for Ceiling Decoration
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1746–1809
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

Design for Ceiling Decoration.
Border
, early 19th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, Mechlin style

Straight border of Mechlin lace with a design of buds sprinkled over the field, and a border of conventionalized ornament.
Stage Design, A Queen's Apartment from the ballet "Il Conte d'Essex" by Gaetano Gioja, first performed at La Scala in 1818
Romolo Achille Liverani, Italian, 1809 - 1872, early 19th century
Pen and black ink, brush and wash on laid paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Interior of Gothic hall with painted and sculptural decorations, lit lamp hanging at right.
The Assumption of the Virgin
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1813–18
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on paper
Drawing

On verso: study of ceiling; four architectural decorative studies
Design for Acanthus Rinceaux with Animals and Birds
Giulio Romano, Italian, 1499–1546, 1524–46
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, white gouache; scale in graphite added on each side; curving stroke (of a letter?) in pen and brown ink cut off on lower center of sheet
Drawing

Symmetrical arrangement of interlaced acanthus rinceaux interspersed with animals and birds.  Included are salamanders and eagles which are possible references to Federico Gonzaga and family who were important patrons of Giulio Romano.
View from Flamstead, Jamaica
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, June 1865
Graphite and white gouache on gray paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Unfinished landscape sketch showing the view from Flamstead, the estate of Jamaica's governor at the time, Edward John Eyre. The outlines of mountain ridges stretch across the composition. Clouds visible upper center.

Verso: Mixed sketches showing views of a tall palm tree and multiple figures. At center, a palm tree is shown in some detail, with orange blossoms visible at its crown. Detail of this blossom included at lower right. At left, upper right, and upper margin, several figures sketches are visible, including a child, a half figure, and a walking man seen from behind. A sketchily rendered group of figures shown at upper margin.
Le Château d’Iscour pres de Montmirel à Mr. De Louvois (Upper Plate)
Adam Perelle, French, 1638 – 1695, ca. 1660–91
Etching on laid paper
Print

Two plates printed on a single sheet, one above the other. Both are bird's-eye views of chateaux within landscapes. The upper plate is a view of a chateau from the entrance with inner courtyards, moat, and entrance drive. The lower plate is a view from the garden with parterre planting, fountains, and basins, with townscape and trees in the background. The plates are titled.
Apotheosis of Franklin
, 1780s
linen warp, cotton weft Technique: copperplate printed on plain weave
Textile

One of four fragments of cotton, copperplate printed in red design known as American Independence, Apotheosis of Franklin, etc. The design shows Washington in a chariot drawn by leopards, standing and behind him a female figure holding a shield on which "American Independence 1776" is inscribed.  Franklin is shown with a female figure carrying a liberty cap on the staff; above them a scroll: "Where Liberty Dwells There is my Country."
Frieze
W. Campbell & Co., 1880–89
Machine-printed and embossed

Entire field pebble embossed while the design is again embossed over the pebble field which is old ivory. Tan border at bottom with a stiff formal thistle design. Remainder of border with ivory field has a scroll design in gold with gray-blue shading. A pale scroll in all gray-blue appears in background. At top is a narrow horizontal thistle border. Top edge is marked: "Campbell & Co., N.J. - 1996".
Woman
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1881
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Partial sketches of a female figure.
Fragment
, 18th century
slik Technique: 5-harness satin damask

Green silk with a diaper ground and horizontal rows of flowers and fruit on curving stems with tiny leaves. Alternate horizontal rows turn left and right.
Costume Illustration
Pierre Numa Bassaget, French, ca. 1835
Pen and brown and black ink, brush and brown and black wash on Bristol board
Drawing

Two women in contemporary costume. At left, a woman is seated on a low, upholstered seat, her back to the spectator. The other woman, at right, faces spectator. Probably illustration for "Le Follet Courrier des Salons."
Towel fragment
, 17th century
linen, cotton Technique: plain weave with supplementary weft

Supplementary blue weft floating alternatively face to face forming a design of confronted birds flanking a tree.
Design for a Woven Fabric
, 1815–1840
Brush and gray, yellow, and white gouache on oily tracing paper
Drawing

Rising undulated vine-like stem with leaves and two big and two small sized blossoms of different designs
Stage Design, Ancient Roman Tombs
Romolo Achille Liverani, Italian, 1809 - 1872, early 19th century
Pen and sepia ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Group of ancient Roman tombs in various forms, trees and shrubbery. Three tombs in form of large urn. Inscribed on urn at left: CIVLI CAESARI / L APPAES
Design for a Table Ornament
, early 19th century
Pen and ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Elevation of a table ornament in the form of nudes supported a plate decorated with flowers. At top, a vase.
Flambeau Riche selon la forme Antique
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1788–1796
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Design for a candlestick decorated with ornament motifs including lancet leaves, stars, ribbon, garland, fluting, acanthus leaves, bead and leaf course. The plate is numbered.
Stage Design, Oriental Town
Antonio Giuseppe Basoli, Italian, 1774–1843, early 19th century
Pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Hindustan town with building complex, multiple buildings, possible temples.
Near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (Germany)
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, June 20, 1868
Graphite and white gouache on green laid paper
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing the rolling, alpine terrain near the town of Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, present day Germany. In the foreground at left, a house is visible on the edge of the woods by a clearing or body of water. In the middle distance, a wooded, undulating landscape stretches across the composition, with two possibly farm buildings at far right. In the background, rugged, sharp, and snow strewn mountain ranges stretch across the distant horizon.
Cartouche with Wings and Escutcheons
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768, 1738
Etching and engraving on paper
Bound print

Blank symmetrical rocaille cartouche topped by two feathered wings, with large escutcheons at left and right.
Shawl
, 19th century
cotton Technique: bobbin lace, peasant style

Peasant-style lace with pattern  of curving and scrollong lines.
Sketch for “The Ostrich and the Hen” in “Comic Fables, Out of This World”
Frederick Stuart Church, American, 1842–1924, ca. 1878
Graphite on paper
Ephemera

Left, ostrich facing frontally with neck outstretched to upper center. Upper right, chicken on a ledge.