biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Design for a Ceiling Frieze
, ca. 1680
Black crayon, pen and ink, brush and bistre on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. The ride side is shown. Above an entablature are openings in a gallery, seen from below. They are framed by pilasters. At right sits a man writing in a book, possibly Saint Matthew. At center is a decorative vase. At center left, is the upper part of a figure, possibly Saint Lawrence. At far left is a framed picture of the Virgin and Child. Seen in the background, a vaulted ceiling.
Saint Paul Reading
Francesco Bartolozzi, Italian, active England, 1727–1815, ca. 1760–1770
Engraving in brown ink on white paper
Print

Saint Paul stands with a book in his hands, a sword in his left arm. Rocky ridges or mountains beyond.
Pedestal
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1780
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, red ink at bottom edge on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

Left: Three cherubim in clouds are shown in the front panel. Two festoons hang from them towards the tops of lateral volutes. Lily sprays lie on top, twigs of which flank an ovoidal hole in a base, on top. Right: three quarters are shown. Festoons hang from two cherubim at the front towards obliquely dispersed brackets supporting the cornice of the corners. An oblong base is on top. Colored background.
Elevation of a Censer
, 1700–1750
Chalk, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Elevation of half a censer. At center, an oval with the papal keys. At left, a cherub and suspension chain.
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 is framed by sculpted moldings, fruit and leaves, caryatids, festoons of leaves, a rectangular frieze above with a classical scene with figures. The overmantel features a standing statue of a man in armor within a rectangular niche, framed by fluted pilasters supporting a triangular pediment decorated with an eagle, festoons of leaves, flying putto, and a roundel with a cypher. The temple façade overmantel is flanked by standing female statues holding and surrounded by the attributes of geometry and architecture, holding a plan for a fortification and measuring devices. A scale below. The plate is numbered.
Title Page
Etienne de Lavallée, French, 1735 – 1802, 1788
Etching and aquatint on laid paper
Print

Title page for a series of arabesque ornament designs featuring neoclassical motifs. The title is lettered in the upper center with two vertical designs below. The designs feature festoons of flowers and leaves, an incense burner, flaming torches, birds, a flying putto, bow and arrow, a nude female figure, butterflies, a male mask, snakes, textiles, fleurons, scrolling acanthus leaves, dogs, and vases. The plate is signed.
Monkey
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1877–1878
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Sketch of a money.
Char de Bacchus.
Pierre François Tardieu, French, 1711–1771, 1751
Engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Chariot pulled by eight horses. The carriage carries on it barrels of wine being tapped and tasted by a group of men at front. In the middle of the carriage, a child Bacchus (god of wine) sits atop a barrel, and holds up a bunch of grapes; he sits underneath a baldachin comprised of a trellis wound with grape vine. At the back of the chariot, a putto sits atop a panther, feeding it grapes.
Designs for Folding Doors or Panels
Henri Sallembier, French, ca. 1753 - 1820, ca. 1780
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Designs for panels with putti, trophies, and Pompeian grotesques.
Design for a Pendant
, 1785–90
Pen and black ink, brush and gray, red watercolor on light green paper
Drawing

Jewelry design for a pendant. A red ribbon is fastened by a knot, a jour, alternating with blossoms, attached to the ribbon with a ring. Bevelled corners.
Fantastical Garden Ornament Design
François-Thomas Mondon, French, 1709 – 1755, 1736
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

A chinoiserie (European decorative arts and architectural style inspired by fanciful ideas of China and East Asia) ornament print, with figures in a fantastical garden landscape. A male figure with three faces and four arms, sits on a shell throne. A banner to the right. The throne is atop a large rocaille fantastical architectural structure with steps, a balustrade, with arches and a water feature below, trees in the background. A figure and a bird in the foreground to the right. The ornament features curvilinear motifs, c-scrolls, shells, flags, and scrolling leaves ‘rinceaux'. The plate is numbered and signed.
Decorative Panel Designs
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, 1773
Etching on paper
Print

Designs for six decorative panels and friezes featuring rococo ornament and motifs with scrolling acanthus leaves (rinceaux), c-scrolls, fleurons, flowers, festoons of flowers, baskets of flowers, birds, a quiver of arrows, and a caduceus. The plate is numbered, dated, and signed.
Ewer
Grieksche A [de] (the Greek A Factory), Delft, Netherlands, founded 1658, 1686–1701
Tin-glazed earthenware
ewer

Straight-sided circular body, long pointed spout one side, large looped handle opposite side; domed foot with flattened knop middle of stem; painted in underglaze blue on white with dark outlines (trek), chinoiserie designs of figures and flower vases in reserves, floral and diaper patterns.
Textile
, 1870–1879
cotton Technique: roller printed

Cattails and leafy fronds with kingfishers and a nest with three eggs on a brown ground.
LE VENDANGEUR
Antoine Watteau, French, 1684–1721, 1723-1735
Etching on laid paper
Bound print

Vignette of a young man in fancy costume holding a branch wound with grape vine, and with baskets of grapes at his feet. He stands under an ornamental trellis, and on a pedestal supported by scrolls, birds, and leaves. The plate is signed.
Border
Oberkampf & Cie., Jouy-en-Josas, France, 1759–1815, 1750–1800
cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave foundation

Stems with roses and leaves in fron of a black column.
Wall Deocration, Plate II from Raphael's Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano (Loggia in the Vatican)
Giovanni Ottaviani, ca. 1735 – 1808, 1722–1777
Hand colored etching and gray ink
print

Wall Decoration, Plate II from Raphael's Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano (Loggia in the Vatican)
Design for a Mass-operational House Designed by Hector Guimard
Hector Guimard, French, 1867–1942, 1920
Pen and black ink on tracing paper
Drawing

Design for a mass-operational house by Guimard.
Border
, 18th–19th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, Mechlin style

Border, linen, bobbin lace, Mechlin. Garland and floral sprays. Fond: Vrai Droschel.
Fragment
, late 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace

Fragment of Valenciennes lace has floral bouquets tied with ribbons. Diamond-shaped mesh.
Entrance to the Savoy Hotel
Joseph Pennell, American, active England, 1857–1926, 1907
Etching in black ink on paper
Print

The hotel is seen at the end of a dead-end street (Savoy Court) with tall buildings either side. Many figures in the street.
Fragment
, 16th century
silk Technique: plain compound weave

White silk warp. Wefts used together, of white, red, yellow, blue, green and pink silks and flat strips of silver. Background white with incomplete design of ogives formed by a large leaves with crowns at intersections, each ogive enclosing an urn with flowers. Clear colors appear only in narrow outlines of design where extra wefts are floated out. In rest of fabric white warps appear over mixed wefts thus dulling colors.
Border
, 19th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace made in Lille style with heavy outlining thread and honeycomb ground

Lace border with scalloped edge formed by conventionalized flower with crossing diagonal lines enclosing four-lobed flowers. Dentelle à la Vierge - Dieppe
Fragment
, 17th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace (continuous braid-like with continous tape)

Fragment of rounded points on a curved edge showing a wavy, ribbon-like design.
Hemp-leaf pattern and Lattice weave Motif
, late 18th - early 19th century
Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire)
Katagami

The hemp-leaf pattern and triple lattice weave pattern are woven together in a diagonal grid. The top right corner is torn, and the stencil sits on top of a red sheet of paper. Silk threads have been added to support the structure of the stencil.
Fragment
, 17th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace (continuous tape with bars added)

Elongated triangle of bobbin lace of continuous tape. Side edges cut.
Sheffield armchair
Stephen Webb, English, active 1870 – 1885, 1875–80
rosewood, English walnut, ivory inlay, modern silk upholstery
Armchair

The crest rail is round eared with carved scrolls at center.  The seat is characterized by a serpentine front, on thin cabriole legs that terminate in padded slipper feet.  The splat is pierced towards the top of the chair, and inlaid with ivory scrolls, fish, ribbons, and torches.  An outline of inlaid ivory appears on the seat's frame and arm rests, as well.  The chair also has inlaid scrolls and dots on the knees of each front leg.
Die
, 1883–1918
Engraved steel

Rectangle engraved with a monogram CF, in reverse.
Textile
, 1850–1900
cotton Technique: printed and glazed plain weave

Irregularly-shaped piece of off-white cotton printed with an open pattern of multi-colored bouquets. Background dotted with small brown diamond motif.
Decorated Capital Letter G
Giovanni Passari, Italian, ca. 1715
Engraving on paper
Print

Letter G before St. John (= Giovanni) who is seated and points at Christ, walking in the distance.
The Admiral
, late 19th century
Painted wood, cotton, other materials
Puppet

Brightly painted head with black and white bicorn with tri colored cockade. Green uniform. Black hose and shoes. Gold buttons and decorations. Lace at knees and cuffs. Possible a caricature of Admiral Nelson.
Fringe
, 17th century
silk Technique: woven

Pink, yellow, blue, white and green fringe with a woven heading. Skirt threads arranged to form colored stripes.
Tassel
, 18th century
silk, metal thread, wooden core

Skirt of colored silks and metal threads in two lengths, twisted and looped and each supporting a colored tassel. Collar of green, yellow and white looped threads. Head is vase-shaped and wrapped with yellow silk and silver threads in chevron pattern. Loop of braided pink, tan, gray, and white silk thread.
Sleeve bands
, 19th century
silk Technique: embroidered on leno weave

Small-scale diamond framework filled with flying birds, in pale multicolored and white silk on undyed leno ground. Narrow rosette border on black ground along two outer edges. Sleeve bands joined on one long side to form rectangular panel.
Drawing
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1800-1805
Pencil. Pen, black ink. Sepia wash. Light bluish paper

Amata has sprung from her throne, before which Lavinia, mournful, stands, and has Turnus, who is armored, approach. He extends his left arm with the shield toward Lavinia.
Sketch of Landscape
Walter Clark, American, 1848–1917, 1884
Graphite on paper
Album page

Trees are shown in the central middle distance, standing at the edge of water.
Band
, ca. 1880
linen Technique: bobbin lace, continuous braid-like

Design of horizontal bands of two geometric patterns used alternately and set between narrow borders.
Sewing instruction book sample
, 1829
silk, cotton, linen Technique: overcast, backstitch, buttonhole, running, and stem stitches on plain weave

a) Rectangle of white linen folded, overcast edges and border of backstitching in purple silk, five buttonholes and border of running stitches in green silk. b) Strip of white linen gathered at each end into a band, which is ornamented with rows of stem stitch worked in green and yellow silk. c) Cover made of a rectangle of linen with two tucks and hemmed edges surrounded by a ruffle with hemmed edges. a) is marked "5th Class Specimen;" b) "6th Class Specimen;" and c) "7th Class Specimen."
Textile
, ca. 1730
silk Technique: 7&1 satin with continuous supplementary wefts forming the pattern

Vertically symmetrical plant forms within a curving border that resembles lace, in bright green, yellow, white and brown.
Thousand and One Nights
, 1840–1845
Block-printed paper, polished ground
Sidewall

Five different medallions alternating vertically with one constant smaller one. The scenes in the five large medallions show figures in 17th century costume against architectural and scenic backgrounds. About sixteen colors on polished or satin gray ground.
No. 104
Ludwig Lobmeyr, Austrian, 1829 - 1917, 1865
Mouth-blown crystal, cut and polished
Champagne cup

Mouth-blown crystal, deeply-cut and polished
Dish
Olérys-Laugier Factory, France, founded 1738, ca. 1775
Tin-glazed earthenware

Circular dish with hunting scene in center and floral festoon decoration around edges.
Design for Decorated Writing Table "A" in Satinwood
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Graphite on thin cream paper
Drawing

Oblong top with serpentine front having single central drawer flanked by 2 small drawers on either side; raised on 4 straight legs terminating in hoof feet; at back of top, center, a small arch-shaped cabinet with drawer top center; low backsplash.
Fichu
, late 18th–early 19th century
cotton Technique: chain stitch embroidery made with a tambour hook and areas of deflected element wotk on cotton plain weave

Square with an embroidered border on all four sides. But the embroidery is done with two borders righting on one side and two borders righting on the other so that the square could be folded and used as a fichu.
Design for Sideboard with Upper Shelf and Neo-Classical Motifs on Rounded Corners
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Pen and black ink on thin cream paper
Drawing

Oblong sideboard with 6 straight tapering legs; at front, 3 drawers arranged in 2 rows, flanked by rounded corners with inlaid neo-classical motifs: patera medallions suspended on tied ribbons and bell flower garlands; upper shelf supported by backsplash and 2 front columns with volutes.
Panel
, ca. 1725
Tin-glazed earthenware, underglaze manganese decoration

Tile from upright rectangular panel of tiles; dark purple (manganese) on white ground showing arched framework; oval cartouche bearing double monogram (probably Lubert Adolf Torck), supported by pair of nude amors; pair of small amors holding crown above, borne by pair of female terms; surrounded by leafscrolls and foliations, with pair of flower-filled urns; top center, lunetted amor's head pendented with rosetted lattice cartouche.

To be used in Rozendaal Castel. Intended to be viewed inset into a wall- indicated by the inclusion of a trompe-l'oeil marbleized edge that surrounds three sides of the panel.
Camping Out in the Adirondack Mountains
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, November 7, 1874
Wood engraving in black ink on paper
Print

Two men, Rufus Wallace and unknown companion, sit before a bark lean-to on the Mink Pond shore in front of smudge fire to keep the insects away.  Fishing paraphernalia including a canoe and a string of three fish can be found in the right middle ground, while a dog can be seen in the left middle ground.
Fragments
, late 16th–early 17th century
silk, linen hand knotted net Technique: needlework on hand knotted net

Border of embroidered net in linen and multi-colored silk. Border edged on one side by three pendants. All areas filled by bold floral forms.
Design for a Candelabrum
Anna M. de Pool, ca. 1894
Water color on paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Design for a three-branched candelabrum.
Log Cabin
Salinda Keeney Treadwell, American, 1880
silk, wool, cotton Technique: pieced and sewn patchwork
Patchwork quilt top fragment

Fragment of a patchwork quilt top with a design of concentric octagons made from folded strips of woven and printed fabrics, primarily gray, dull green and reddish tones. Backed with brown printed cottons.
Coat of Arms of Vanitas
Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528, 1503
Engraving on cream laid paper
Print

At left a young woman stands, accompanied by a savage man, who caresses her. His staff holds a strap which supports an escutcheon with a helmet crested by wings, ornamented with curling drapery and a shield containing a skull.
Fish with Folded Fin
, late 19th century
Brass
Matchsafe

In the shape of a fish with raised decoration of scales, gils, fins, with tail folded over one side of body, slight patina all over. Head flips open, hinged on top. Scales likely intended as striker.
Frieze
F. E. James Co., New York, New York, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

C-scrolls and abstract floral bouquet. Printed in white and greenish-gray on tan ground with brown stick bouquets. Two borders printed across the width.
The Great Hall, Bank of England, from "Ackermann's Repository"
Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1756–1827, 1808
Aquatint, brush and watercolors on paper
Print

Men handling money through a railing, left. Door to the right, desks at center rear, and at the far right there are groups of people in the hall. Title, artists', and publisher's names below.
Sidewall - sample
, 1906–08
Machine-printed paper

Bouquet of poppy flowers, on long stems. Printed in green on green background with textile-like design.
Chintz border
, mid-18th century
cotton Technique: mordant and resist painted and dyed plain weave

Polychrome horizontal border of people and flowers in pavilions on white ground.
Dragon Head
, late 19th century
Brass
Matchsafe

In the form of a dragon's head, pearl clasped in bared teeth, rodent hangs on to dragon's gills; reverse features rodent hanging upside down from dragon's mouth. Back of neck, hinged on top, opens as lid. Striker on front of snout.
La Cour
Carl Ernst Forberg, German, 1844 - 1915, 1881
Etching in dark brown ink on white satin
Print

Inn scene, in the Tyrol, with men drinking at a table, left. In the right foreground a young man is seated in conversation with a girl who listens intently.
Demitasse Spoon with Beetle
Charles Victor Gibert, French, ca. 1890
silver
spoon

Oval bowl with plain narrow stem. Stem continues to form toothed leaf with downturned terminal. Beetle applied at base of leaf with some legs wrapped around and applied to edge of the reverse side.
Rebels Outside Their Works at Yorktown Reconnoitring [sic] with Dark Lanterns
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, May 17, 1862
Wood engraving in black ink on paper
Print

Confederate soldiers with rifles and bayonettes. Two figures in the foreground shine lanterns. Wooden fence in foreground, and building and pine trees in background.
Textile
, 1795–99
silk Technique: satin and twill weave

Long, pieced panel from the Directoire period with symmetrical design of bouquet of flowers, seated cupids, and a pendant frame surrounded by peacock feathers and enclosing addorsed birds on either side of palm tree. White raw silk in twill on pale turquoise satin ground horizontally ribbed from thick wefts. Pink and white striped satin selvages with four-cord edges.
Drink McLaughlin's XXXX Coffee / Gathering Eggs in Grandpa's Barn
Donaldson Brothers, American, active late 19th century, ca. 1891
Chromolithograph
Trade card

Image of a small girl standing in front of a fence and haying holding a basket of eggs in one hand and a single egg in the other.  At the top left corner a glimpse of a hens' nest, at upper right corner a view of a farm.
Chintz fragment
, 18th century
cotton Technique: mordants for black, 2 reds and 2 purples applied by brush and pen; madder dyed; blue applied over resist by immersion; yellow applied by brush; chintz on plain weave

Fragment of a larger panel showing figures in Asian-style dress.
Mug and cover
, ca. 1800
glass

Ovoid body; flared foot, fluted, with radial cutting on bottom; loop handl cut with notches; domed lid with tall faceted finial; body cut with centralband of swags, printies, & a tiny diamond background, a band of diamonds above and prismatic rings and flat fluting below; glass greenish, light.
Writing Example from Spieghel der Schrijfkonste. Tweede Deel (The Mirror of Art Writing, Second Part)
Jan van de Velde I, Netherlandish, 1569–1623, 1609
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Ornate example of script in the form of a letter. Flourishes include swirls and a crowned eagle at lower left.
Panel
, 18th–early 19th century
silk, metallic thread Technique: embroidered

Oblong panel of red velvet embroidered in blue, orange and metallic threads. Central motif has an Arabic inscription and is surrounded by a radiating floral pattern. Border in a stylized vine and flower pattern.
Square
, 18th century
Technique: bobbin lace

Bobbin lace square, scrolling floral; 18th century Bruges.
Dado
, 1810–15
Block-printed on handmade paper

Green ground with grisaille figures of Hercules holding the globe of sky on his back at the front of a colonade, alternating with the "Triumph of Venus" with Venus standing on a shell drawn by dolphins. The Triumph of Venus is framed and set within an imitation marble panel and ornamented with fruit festoons in grisaille.
Sidewall
, 1800–1850
Block-printed on paper

On off-white ground, wavy lines in shades of off-white to tan to brown in imitation of marbleizing.
Ceiling paper
George Halbert Wallpaper, Brooklyn, New York, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, applied mica flakes

Flitter ceiling paper with bouquets of red roses on stems and single rose on stem. Each of the bouquets and stems is outlined in gold mica flakes. Pinted on a yellow ground.
Band
, late 17th century
linen Technique: needle lace

Border of serpentine pattern of large conventionalized flowers and foliage, partly in relief.
Pilate Washing His Hands, from The Little Passion Series
Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528, ca. 1509–1511
Woodcut on paper
Print

Pilate is seated on his throne at left, facing right. He washes his hands in a shallow basin, attended by a servant, who pours the water. Christ is shown being led away by soldiers, right. Monogram of Dürer, lower left.
Sidewall
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, applied mica flakes

Flitter ceiling paper. Foliate trellis or diaper pattern with large squarish medallion in center containing floral motif. Elements outlined in gold mica flakes. Printed on light tan ground.
Textile
, mid–late 18th century
cotton Technique: block printed and painted on plain weave

Exotic plant with long twisting flowering branches on a white background.
Borders
, 1820
Block-printed on handmade paper

Two widths of border included in complete wallpaper width. Bamboo strips in brown, with highlights, closely spaced. Printed on light blue ground.
Carpet fragment
, 1890–99
wool on linen Technique: warp loops on plain weave

Brussels-style carpet fragment with pattern of dense allover interlace with medallions. In shades of olive green.
Two urns
Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773, ca. 1759–70
Red chalk on paper
Drawing

At left, urn has faces of a creature around it, whose horns serve as the handles. At right, the ends of the two urn handles are heads of a creature. Base of urn has a quilted pattern.
Saint Germain-des-Prés, Paris
Whitney Warren Jr., American, 1864–1943, ca. 1887
Brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

View of the steeple and roof of the church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris.
Ceiling paper
, 1906–07
Machine-printed

Large circles, 8 1/2 inch in circumference, of leafy branches. The circles touch each other at four points forming an overall pattern. A heraldic motif is placed in the center of the circles. Printed in shades of green and beige on an off-white background
Sampler
, 1849
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross stitch on plain weave foundation

Horizontal sampler with alphabets and numerals at the top, followed by pattern bands and circular medallions, all in black on an unbleached ground.
Sketchbook Page
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1875
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Sketch of the head of a bearded man, seen frontally; cancelled out.