biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Fork from Folding Cutlery Set
, 1680–1720
steel, silver, bone
fork

1985-103-140/141: Fork has two tines, curved shoulders, baluster-sha...;     1985-103-140: Fork with two tines, curved shoulders, baluster-sh...
Hoche
Jacquemart & Bénard, France, 1798
Block-printed on handmade paper
Sidewall

Large hexagonal medallion shows Lazare Hoche in uniform, standing, with a line of tents stretching away behind. Smaller circular medallion has rooster. Drop-repeating arrangement of these motifs with geometrical enframements and laurel branches; printed in gray, green, and dark blue on pale blue ground.
Detail of tomb monument
Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773, ca. 1759–70
Red chalk on paper
Drawing

Epitaph flanked by two putti. A representation of a building and a helmet are above.
Printing block
, 19th century
wood Technique: wood carved in relief Label: wood carved in relief

Two blocks for printing textiles in a "boteh" motif joined together at a later date to form a decorative hanging.
Calm Sea with Small Rocks and Several Distant Boats
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1885–90
Graphite on cream wove paper, bound
Sketchbook folio

Calm sea with small rocks on shore at left in foreground, At right in distance, three small sailboats. On horizon at left, three additional boats.
Sidewall - sample
, 1906–08
Machine-printed

Stylized floral bouquet forming stripes, printed in light green on mottled brown ground.
Path along Ocean Inlet with Cliffs
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1890–1900
Pen and black ink on off-white wove paper
Sketchbook folio

Small hill in left foregroung leads down to open land with dar rocks in center-middle ground, with larger cliffs in right distance.
Wallpaper Invoice for the firm of Arthur et Robert
Arthur & Robert, 1793
Engraving with etching, pen and brown, black ink Support: white laid paper
print/drawing

Bill from wallpaper firm of Arthur et Robert listing wallpaper consigned to "Monsieur de Bagneur," 6 July 1793; 9 different serial numbers of wallpaper are listed. Below, is written: "Recu Comptant pour les Citoyens Arthur et Robert" and signed "Dejeail." Attached to the bill on the back is a scrap with notes referring to a bed and other furniture. Bill head reads: Manufacture de Papier peint pour Textures et Decorations des Citoyens Arthur et Robert. Rue des Piques au Coin de Boulevard."
Porte St. Denis, Plate 72 from "Vues Pittoresques des Principaux Édifices de Paris"
Les Campion Frères, Paris, France, 1792
Engraving and brush and watercolors on paper
Print

Stone arch with a house on either side, and a straught boulevard beyond. Title, artists' and publisher's names below.
Dessert Fork with Grasshopper on Handle
Charles Victor Gibert, French, ca. 1890
gold plated, silver
fork

Four tined fork with thin tines. Plain narrow stem, continues to form long skinny leaf with gold plated grasshopper perching on span on leaf with antenna reaching forward towards terminal.
Perfume Burner (Cassolette)
Mennecy Porcelain Manufactory, French, active 1735 – 1773, 1750–1765
soft paste porcelain
cassolette

In the form of a vase with vertical gadrooning. Modelled flowers on the pierced dome lid and octagonal base. Unpainted "blanc de chine" surface. Ceramic body without glaze visible at base.
Mantel clock
, ca. 1775
Gilt bronze, marble

Large bronze clock; center part made up of large vase with round ring handles; acanthus and laurel leaves. Dial painted with small flowers on white enamel. On each side of the vase is a female figure; one holding a terrestrial glob (Geography), the other holding a scroll (Literature). The plinth on which the two figures are seated is decorated with chiseled plaques in front showing cupids and decorative motifs. The clock sits on a large red marble stand.
Bowl and cover
, 18th–19th century
rock crystal

Circular incense burner with circular domed cover; cover surmounted by open-work carving of coiled dragon and lotus; on cover sides are three loose rings suspended from animal mask handles. Body rests on three animal legs extending from lion-dog masks. Pair of handles made up of loose rings suspended from animal masks; transluscent inclusions, both pieces.
Helmets, Swords, Bows and Arrows
, 1780–1830
Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire)
Katagami

This motif contains: kabuto (helmet),  katana (long sword), wakisashi (twelve inch dagger),  yumi (bow) and ya (arrows) which were part of the samurai attire. This stencil encorporates mulitple military equipment which evokes the sense of soaring throughout the  motif. Swords and arrows are arched in every direction as the helmets straps are extemporaneously overlapping the weapons. The traditional helmet is encrusted with a pair of deer antlers with a few modifications. The stencil is supported with silk threads.
Sidewall
S.A. Maxwell & Co., 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Medallion stripe pattern. Large-scale foliate medallions, printed on green stripe. Medallions are linked together with swags of bell flowers.
Bonad
, 1730–1800
Hand painted on canvas

a) Man in top hat and blue coat being pulled in wagon by team of two horses, one orange and one tan.  Woman standing behing wagon; b) large blue bird feeding three small baby birds from her breast.
Study of foliage
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, July 22, 1865
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Sketch of a tree with foliage.
Ceiling paper
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Lattice pattern with square joints, fleur-de-lis, beading, and flower insets. Background of dotted diamond grid in white mica. Beige ground. Printed in tan, gold mica, pink, white mica. 
Printed in selvedge: "S. A. Maxwell & Co. 2455" "VB(?)"
The Invention of the Stirrup
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, ca. 1590 or before
Recto: pen and brown and black inks, brush and black wash over black chalk on laid paper Verso: pen and brown ink on laid paper
Drawing

Recto: Scene outside a stirrup-maker's shop. A man mounts his horse in the foreground. At left, a woman holds stirrups by their straps. At left is a view into the interior of the shop, where stirrups are being made.  
Verso: partial Dutch inscription
Fragments
, 15th century
silk Technique: two integrated fabric structures; 4&1 satin patterned by plain weave

Alternation of large and small rosettes with foliate forms filling in the background.
Wild Animal Hunt (frieze)
Etienne Delaune, French, 1519 - 1583, ca. 1570
Engraving on paper
Print

Frieze showing combats between men and lions, an elephant, dragon, unicorn and other animals. Perhaps represents "Africa."
Study for "Scientific Group"
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, 1858
Graphite on lined white laid paper
Drawing

Top, in a horizontal rectangle, a small plan. Men clustered about a table, right. Left, a row of standing figures. Below, a larger horizontal rectangle with a figure standing at left, the table at center, and a figure standing in a group of sitting figures at right.
Drawing: Sketches of cows
, ca. 1800
Charcoal on paper
Drawing

Vertical composition with sketches of cows. Above: a lying cow seen from the back and the head of a cow seen from the left side. Below: The head of a cow is seen from the right side in big dimensions and a lying cow is seen from the left side and above it with part of a right hind leg of a cow
Plan et Coupe d'une Gallerie Ornée en face des Croisées
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, 1774
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Plan and cross section of a gallery with arched double doors interspersed with classical statues and vases on pedestals. The doors are decorated with rosettes and guilloches of branches, and seated figures against rondels in a half-circle pediment above. A second story is decorated with paintings or tapestries cut to fit frames of bound leaf, and panels with rarabesques, vertical garlands, cornucopia. The plate is signed
Le Palais des Thuileries du côté de la Cour
Gabriel Perelle, French, 1604–1677, late 17th century
Etching on laid paper
Print

Two views of the Tuileries Palace in Paris. View from the courtyard above and view from the garden and Pont Royal below. The views include figures, carriages, boats, and horseman. The plate is titled and signed.
Design for a Decorative Ewer
Jean-Charles Delafosse, French, 1734 – 1789, 1765
Pen and black ink, brush and wash, black chalk on white laid paper
Drawing

Handle of ewer consists of swan kissing harpy who is encircled by a crouching female satyr. The body is decorated in neoclassical style, fluting, rope-like festoons, a female mask, suspended fruit garlands, coiled snake forms base.
Portrait of Joseph Zola (1739-1806)
Faustino Anderloni, Italian, 1766 - 1847, ca. 1793
Engraving on white paper
Print

Vertical oval in vertical rectangle. Half-length portrait in side view to left. The sitter is with a bare head; he wears a dark closed coat. The portrait is in an oval frame decorated with a ribbon and laurel sprigs. Below the frame, a plaquette with inscription: macte. hoc. honore Josephe Zola....M.DCC. XCIII.
Ornamental Design from "Nouvelle suite de cahiers chinois a l'usage des dessinateurs et des peintres" No.3, Inventes et dessines par Jean Pillement. Graves par Anne Allen.
Jean-Baptiste Pillement, French, 1728–1808, after 1775
Etching with colored inks à la poupé on off-white laid paper
Print

Single figure fishing in exotic surroundings.
Architectural Sketches
, 1700–1800
Graphite on paper
Drawing

A variety of sketches of pediments and other architectural fragments. At left, the head of a griffin.
Ornament Designs
Jean-Bernard Turreau, French, 1672 - 1731, early 18th century
Etching on laid paper
Print

Ornament designs with a crowned cartouche featuring foliate scrolls, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), rosettes, fleurons, putti/fauns, cornucopia with flowers, draped textiles, vase, dragon, fluting, shell, and fish scale motifs. The plate is signed.
Ornament with Royal Procession
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1877
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Sketch of a decorative ornament; Center, a seated male figure is wearing a crown and adorned with robes.
Musical Trophy Design
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, 1778
Etching on laid paper
Print

Musical trophy design incorporating foliate branches, flowers, fruit, festoon of leaves, lute, harp, oboe, and sheets of music. The plate is numbered.
Furniture applique
, ca. 1790
Gilt bronze

Helmet and flags, oak leaves and shield.
Maison des champs exécutée à Pantin par Belanger Architecte an l’An 1785 pour M. de la Battue Americain
Jean-Charles Krafft, French, 1764 - 1833, 1812
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

An architectural print illustrating a house built in 1785 with a section view of the interior and two floor plans for the first floor and ground floor. The house features neoclassical motifs, columns, friezes, and decorative paneling. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
Belt with buckle
, 19th century
silk, wool, silver Technique: compound plain weave with supplementary weft

White ribbon with blue and red floral design. Silver buckle has a design of conventionalized flowers.
Clock or Barometer Wall Mount Designs
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1785-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Two designs for wall-mounted clocks or barometers. The one at left has a burner at top and pedestals on the sides with vases filled with flowers. The frame of the clock or barometer face has egg and dart and fluting ornamentation. The design at left features an eagle with wings spread atop a pedestal and two side pedestals with lion faces and topped by baskets of flowers. The round face of the clock or barometer is framed with a mascaron at top and bead and lamb tongue bands. At the bottom are stylized acanthus leaves, a bunch of grapes, and vines. The plate is signed and numbered.
Three Frieze Designs
Jean Le Pautre, French, 1618–1682, 1657–82
Etching on laid paper
Print

A larger ornamental frieze above with two smaller designs below with scrolling leaves (rinceaux), mascarons (masks), putti, shells, flowers, lions, putti, and molding featuring egg and acanthus leaf motifs and fluting.
LE CHIMISTE / LE POËTE
Jacques Bacheley, French, 1712 – 1781, mid- 18th–late 18th century
Etching on paper
Print

Fourth plate from a series of fifteen depicting children and the sciences, framed within decorative rococo cartouches, two per plate, side-by-side. The series is incomplete here. The left-hand scene shows a boy working at a furnace. The title is lettered along the bottom within the cartouche. The right-hand scene shows a boy sitting a table with his head in his hands, holding a quill, books, and a lyre at his feet. The title is lettered below the cartouche. The plate is signed and numbered.
Ornament Design with Figures and Birds
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 and fantastical birds. In the center a fantastical winged bird, framed by rocaille ornament with three male figures surrounding it, and another bird atop the ornament looking down at the central bird. The ornament features c-scrolls, shells, feathers, bat wings, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), and festoons of flowers. The male figure to the right crouches, gesturing towards the central bird, another figure to the left, is bent over on the ornament, and a third looks towards the bird while holding a parasol topped with a crescent moon. The plate is numbered and signed.
Box and lid
, 19th century
Stoneware, glazed enamel

Cover of curled-up cat with the head in high relief, decorated with black and yellow enamel markings.  Ground glaze of small crackle orange-yellow.
Figures
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1880
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Center, Sketches of a female figure wearing a long robe and hood covering her face; Above, Partial sketches of a male figure.
The Artist's Wife Sophie
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, ca. 1853
Black crayon on grey-brown wove paper
Drawing

Portrait of a woman, probably Sophie Huntington, with her lowered head shown in right profile.
Maine Lake, Sunset
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1850–1856
Oil and graphite on canvas
drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of the warm, setting sun reflecting off the surface of a lake in Maine, probably near Mt. Katahdin and possibly on Mt. Desert Island. In the foreground at left, several semi-submerged rocks reflect the red light of the setting sun as small plants grow nearby. The lake extends from the foreground into the middle distance, where it encounters the lake's heavily wooded opposite shoreline. A sailboat travels across the lake at center right as its sails are touched in the sun's red light. In the background, wooded, rugged hills (whose ruggedness suggests the Katahdin region over Mt. Desert Island) extend into the distance while the atmosphere above glows in a hazy, burnt red.
Port of Ajaccio, Corsica
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, late 18th–early 19th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on blued-white laid paper
Drawing

Landscape with large column at center, and boats on water near shore; buildings in the background.
La Veuë de l’Arc de Constantin et du Colisee
Gabriel Perelle, French, 1604–1677, late 17th century
Etching on laid paper
Print

View of Roman ruins, including the arch of Constantine to the left and the colosseum to the right, more ruins of arches in the background and buildings visible. Figures walking, horseman, and horse drawn carriages on the road along the right. Two figures seated in the foreground to the right, one possibly sketching. The plate is titled and signed.
Study for a standing woman with child, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1895–1898
Black and white pastel crayon on grey paper
Drawing

Draped female figure standing with her arm embracing a child. The left arm of the woman is uncovered and the point of the left shoe is shown.
Tea Bowl and Saucer
Royal Worcester, English, established 1751, ca. 1770
soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel
tea bowl and saucer

Outcurving side with cylindrical foot, with curved side. Decoration of floral sprays and butterflies.
Frieze Design
Jean Le Pautre, French, 1618–1682, 1655–82
Etching on laid paper
Print

A large frieze featuring scrolling leaves (rinceaux), putti, a vase, mascaron (mask), foliate branches, griffin, and rosettes. The publisher's address is lettered below.
Two Sleeping Children with Sheep
François Boucher, French, 1703–1770, 1758–63
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

A boy and a girl lay sleeping in a leafy landscape with three sheep behind them. A girl to the right, leans against a mound, with her skirt pulled up, holding grapes and vine leaves. The boy to the left, sleeps with his head in his arms leaning against a mound or rock. The plate is signed and numbered.
Design for a Pendant
, 1850–75
Pen and ink on paper
Drawing

In the shape of a pediment with a circular diamond between two framing volutes. On either side are seated female figures, a cherub head below. Below, hanging two round pearls.
St. Mark (S.Marcvs)
Cornelis Visscher, Netherlandish, 1629-1658, 1650
Engraving on off-white laid paper
Print

St. Mark is presented seated at a table on which his pen, ink pot, book and papers are placed. He holds his hand to his chest and looks toward the right. He is accompanied by his attribute, the lion who appears at left, just behind the Saint's shoulder.
Fragment
, 17th century
silk Technique: bobbin lace

Multicolored pattern of a serpentine stem with branching flowers.
Horseshoe Falls and Goat Island from the Canadian Bank, Niagara Falls, Canada
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, October 1856
Oil and graphite on tan paperboard
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of Horseshoe Falls and Goat Island from shoreline of the Niagara River on the Canadian side. The trees and foliage of the nearby bank are visible in the foreground at right, beside a rocky shoreline strewn with large boulders--some of which are semi-submerged. At center left, the bulging portion of Horseshoe Falls (Terrapin Point) is shown with the Terrapin Tower prominently perched precipitously on its edge. At center right, the immense falls kick up a plume of mist. At far left, the woods and sheer cliffs of Goat Island are visible. In the background, rosy sunset clouds hang in an otherwise blue sky.
Design for St. Peter Delivered from Prison
Abraham Bloemaert, Dutch, 1566 – 1651, ca. 1635–1636
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown water color, black chalk on paper
Drawing

St. Peter is awakened by an angel. In the background they are shown leaving the prison. Two guards sleep.
Design for a Tureen
, 1825-1835
Pen and ink, brush and washes
drawing

Vessel heavily decorated with garlands, dolphins, birds, medallion (center). Finial in the form of a hunter and woman seated together. Left handle composed of a pair of half figures issuing from leaf clusters; right, of two eagles' heads. The vessel rests on paw feet and three seated dogs in the center. Base decorated with attributes of the hunt and is supported on paw feet.
Interior Detail of the Teatro Vaccai, Telentino
Giuseppe Lucatelli, Italian, 1751 – 1828, 1790
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash on white laid paper
Drawing

Elevation and section of a wall with theater boxes.  At the center, is the decoration of a section of a wall with boxes (theater seating).  To the right, is a cross section of the same wall.  Decorations have Classical overtones.  The pilasters are decorated with floral motifs and masks of Comedy and Tragedy. Two horizontal panels at the fronts of the boxes depict scenes with figures dressed in Classical outfits.  The panel at the first tier shows the crowning of a herm.  The panel at the second tier depicts the death of Dido.
Corner View of Composite Capital
, 1625–1650
Black chalk, pen and ink, brush and bistre on paper
Drawing

Decorated with two rows of calyxes.
Fragment
, 16th–17th century
linen, cotton Technique: plain weave with supplementary weft

Supplementary weft floating alternatively face to face forming a design of lozenges. Fragment of a fabric type known as a Perugia towel.
Designs After Architecture Fragments
Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742, 1749-1761
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Page printed with two plates (each divided into two) depicting architecture fragments including cartouches, brackets, niches, plaques, rondels, and wall decoration. The plates are numbered but not signed.
Domino paper
, 1715–25
Block-printed, stencilled

Fragment of paper with diagonally running squares enclosed by framework of five black lines, with green cinquefoil at points of intersection and red pellets enclosed within the squares.
Two Frame Designs
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1785-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Two square frame designs, arranged horizontally on the page. The frame on the left has a circular sight edge with bead course and garland of roses molding. Excised from the corners of the frame, within fluted cove molding, are triangles with leaves within. The back edge border has waterleaf and tongue ornamentation. The top of the frame features a carved torch and quiver, with a wreath of roses and branches of leaves. The frame at the right has an octagonal sight edge comprised of bead course. The interior of the frame has fluted cove carving, and rosettes in each corner. The square back edge has ribbon twist ornamentation. There is carved ornamentation at the top and bottom of the frame: at the top, a bow of ribbons; at the bottom, scrolling acanthus leaves. The plate is signed and numbered.
Sidewall
, ca. 1725
Leather, embossed, gilded

Totally gilded surface, with design including scrolling foliage and flowers.
Elevation of a Town Mansion
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1750-1800
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Shown is the left side. The central part is projecting. It shows three stories. The two lower ones are framed by columns of a Doric order and an entablature. At the corners are pairs of columns. The three central bays of the ground floor are bordered by the arches of a colonnade with a baulstrade below. The lateral bays have door openings. Windows in oblong panels are in the second story. In the third story are windows in wall panels, bordered by columns or pilasters. The lateral side at left shows five stories. The ground floor has a colonnade of three bays in front. The upper stories have three windows each. The entablatures above the ground floor and above the second floor of the central part are continual. The upper one separates the windows of the third and fourth stories. At the upper edges is a part of a sketch. Verso: part of a sketch of an elevation and of a plan.
Designs for Pedestals
Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742, 1749-1761
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Page printed with two plates featuring designs for pedestals. The plates are both signed and numbered
Fragment
, 4th century
Warp; S-spun linen, Wefts; s-spun linen, S-spun wool Technique: slit tapestry woven

Purple basket or vase on goblet base containing five rounded fruit-like objects. Fragment from a garment or a textile decoration.
Elevation of a Building, Possibly a Kaffeehaus
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1788–1789
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

Elevation of a Building, Possibly a Kaffeehaus.
Study of the Head and Arms of a Figure
Walter Shirlaw, American, b. Scotland, 1838–1909, 1875–80
Black crayon and white chalk on paper
Drawing

The head and raised right arm and the left hand of a woman. The woman is turned toward the right, with head shown in three-quarter profile. Her right arm is shown from outside, the hand is not. The left hand is raised and shown from the thumb.