biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Frieze
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

A repeating design of alternating large and small mica vases filled with bouquets of lavender flowers, connected by complementary floral vines, upon an ivory background with wavy brushstrokes of pale ochre, contained within celedon and mica borders.
Rapid Sketch of Ocean and Sky
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, after 1878
Graphite on cream wove paper
Sketchbook folio

View of ocean extending out to horizon.
Sidewall
, 1875–1900
Block-printed and flocked paper

Damask-style diaper pattern created by vining foliage. Bouquet of flowers set within framework. Printed in green on green.
Ceiling paper
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Foliate scrolls forming quatrefoil-like motif. Printed in metallic gold, mica and blue on off-white ground.
Fashion Plate no. 314 from L'Iris, Moniteur des Modes
Imprimerie Mariton, French, active mid-19th c., 1861
Hand-colored engraving on paper
Print

Fashion plate from L'Iris, Moniteur des Modes.
Bracelet
, mid-19th century
Hair, gold, black and white enamel

Bracelet of brown-gray hair, elaborately braided, and clasp in three sections of gold, ornamented, on outer sections, with black enamel, on central, with black and white enamel in design of floral spray.
Landscape Scene near Velletri, Italy
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, April 29, 1869
Graphite on brown laid paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of a castle with a tower on a hill overlooking lush terrain with a pond or lake in the middle distance, where a figure stands on its shoreline. In foreground at right, a slight elevation is shown covered in flowers and other vegetation. In background at right, a tall, conical mountain is visible. At left, a sketch showing a bundle of tall grass or weeds is included.

Verso: Architecture and landscape sketch showing an oblique view of a tall, rectangular tower near Velletri, Italy, that soars over the nearby vine-covered structures and trees, viewed at a distance.
Sketches from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, July 12, 1859
Graphite, brush and white gouache on light brown paper
Drawing

Mixed landscape, architecture, and figure sketches showing five views around Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. At upper and lower right, two distinct and distant icebergs are shown with craggy pointed contours; at upper center, a portion of a gabled roof with a chimney is shown with a rope affixed to the chimney; at upper left; indistinct view of moss on rocks is included; and finally, at lower left, the silhouette of two figures in a rowboat facing left and floating on rippling water is rendered in some detail.
Trimming
, early 19th century
White and colored silk in velvet weave.

Two shields, each under a crown.  One shows a rampant lion standing on a hill (?).  The other shows a castle.  Colors are red, blue, yellow, and green on a white ground with a border of red and white blocks.
Ornamental Vase Design
P. Moithey, French, active 18th century, 1767
Etching on laid paper
Print

Lidded vase. The vase features three ram heads who hold a draping garland from their mouths. The horns of the rams are looped and come close to touching the horns of the next ram. The bottom of the vase narrows and is adorned with fluting, a wave pattern, and egg-and-dart ornamentation. The vase is elevated on a platform that extends to the edge of the image. The plate is signed and numbered.
Vignettes of Shapes
Jean Berain, the elder, French, 1640-1711, 1711
Engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Vignettes of eleven ships against a blank background. The plate is not signed.
Spring, Lunette for Ceiling, Sala Ottagonale, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1804–05
Pen and brown ink, brush and light brown wash over graphite on white laid paper
Drawing

Flying winged putto holding garland above his head in a demi lune.
Sketch of a Boat Deck and a Ship's Bell
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, ca. 1895
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Horizontal sketch of a portion of the upper deck of a ship, with its bell hanging below.
Fragment
, 18th century
silk; tempera Technique: painted on plain weave

Four fragments of whitesilk grosgrain painted in polychrome tempera. Design of widely scattered floral sprays, insects and birds.
Book Clasp
, probably 17th century
silver, gold
clasp

Two hinged parts of triangular clasp, relief decorated with scroll and openwork and putto head with wings; single piece identical to hinged part.
Design for a Tureen
Joseph Anton Seethaler II, German, 1799–1868, 1825-1835
Pen and ink, brush and washes
Drawing

The vessel rests on swans posed on columns. The handles are in the form of snakes, and the finial is composed of a recumbent lion. The base rests on cloven hoofs springing from acanthus leaves. A repeating leaf arabesque motif encircles the base.
Ammonoosuc River and White Mountains, N.H.
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, September 25, 1855
Graphite on pale green paper
Drawing

Rocks, foreground; river, right; wooded ridge beyond, right. Mountains in distance.
Design for a Vase
Ennemond Alexandre Petitot, French, 1727 – 1801, 1764
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for a lidded vase, decorated with open mouthed mascarons, with the handles coming out of two of the mouths. The body of the vase is decorated with a scale pattern, and shells with a laurel leaf foot. The lid is decorated with a turtle pattern. The vase sits on a stone base with foliage and branches and trees in the background to the left. The plate is signed and numbered.
Mount Chocorua, From the Creek
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, 1855–65
Graphite, white crayon on pale green paper
Drawing

Figures at lower right fishing from bank, stream in foreground, moving back to left. Mount Chocorua in distance, center.
East Bank of the Guayas River, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, May 1857
Graphite on white wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Landscape study showing two views of the Guayas River and the bank opposite the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador. At lower right, the nearby shore is shown with a fence, a palm tree, and other vegetation. The opposite bank is faintly rendered in the distance and lower center. In upper portion of composition, a more detailed view of the opposite bank is visible, with a house at upper right and four tall palm trees at upper center. Sketch of a standing figure viewed from the rear is included upper left.

Verso: Botanical studies showing four views of different trees and plants, separated by lines. Young bamboo plants are shown at upper right with a view of four trees with high canopies at upper left. Below, at left, vines are shown hanging from a structure of some sort, while a group of trees is visible lower right.
Breughella
, 18th century
Carved and painted wood, glass and woven cloth
Puppet

Set of Commedia dell'arte marionettes, each with facial masks and costume of stock character. Breughella shown with bearded mask. White outfit, cape and cap trimmed with green. Short brown boots. Wooden hands sewn into sleeves.
Canapé à draperie
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, late 18th century
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Two designs for sofas upholstered with floral motifs, and drapery with hanging tassels. The frames are carved with scrolling leaves, running patterns, and rosettes, with feather finials. A scale below. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
Galerie métallique des grands hommes français (Great Men of France)
Antoine Desboeufs, French, 1793 - 1862, 1821
Cast bronze
Medal

Bust of Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Baron de l'Aulne (1727 -1781
Stage Design, Interior of Palace Hall
, late 18th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Interior of polygonal hall richly decorated with columns in all corners, sculptures and paintings between them; brightly colored.
Terrine
Jacques III Roëttiers, French, 1707 – 1784, 1748
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for a tureen with a finial of a putto with a club sitting on a dolphin. The body of the tureen is decorated with ornament motifs including branches, rinceaux, a central coat of arms. The plate is signed and numbered.
Stage Design, Ruins in Landscape
, early 19th century
Pen and bistre ink, brush and sepia wash on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Ruins of vaulted building in landscape.
The Intruding Camel
Frederick Stuart Church, American, 1842–1924, 1878
Printed in black ink on paper
Ephemera

Top; center, profile of camel, shocked, neck stretched over and under his body; right, profile of figure with stick in hand, yelling at camel, coming out of tent; lower right, pyramid in the distance. Left, front of camel holding umbrella. Raining in both pictures. Center right, short story.
Brooch and box
, ca. 1880
Seed pearls, metal

Brooch composed of seed pearls in a design of central ornament with six radiating scrolls; metal pin and plate on back.  Box covered in black leather; lined with dark blue velvet and pale blue satin printed with "Tiffany and Co. 550 Broadway New York" in gold letters.
View near Popayan with the Volcano Purese, Cauca River, Colombia
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, August 8, 1853
Graphite, brush and oxidized white gouache on gray-green wove paper; verso: graphite, brush and oxidized white gouache
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of terrain near Popoyan, Colombia, including the volcano Purese. A gently sloping hillside is visible in the foreground with grass and bushes. In middle distance, a river or stream concealed by foliage winds its way through a shallow, wooded valley. Cattle and a fence visible between foreground and middle distance at center. Domestic structures included atop hill at left and nestled on a hillside at center. Beyond, a rugged landscape leads to Purese at center right, whose snow-capped peak spews steam into the sky.

Verso: Partial landscape sketch at center left showing a view of a domestic structure in the foreground, a plain the middle distance, and mountains in the background.
Design for Textile or Wallpaper
, 19th century
Brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Design for textile or wallpaper that shows flowers in vine-like arrangement in which young women and a young man appear. Painting is carried out in shades of grey.
Fragment
, 18th century
linen, silk Technique: plain compound weave with supplementary weft

Fragment with horizontal stripes of off-white and purple. Off-white stripes are brocaded with the same color in a linear pattern suggesting delicate quatrafoils. Purple stripes have a white leafy vine and artichoke-like pattern. Green and yellow herringbone outlines the purple stripes.
Martyrdom of a Saint
Andrea Sacchi, Italian, 1599 – 1661, 17th century
Red and black chalk on tan laid paper
Drawing

Recto depicts the martyrdom of a saint. Figures and a horse comprise the foreground of the drawing; architectural structures are in the background. Two flying putti are in the sky. Verso consists of figure and hand studies.
Two Ornament Designs
Nicolas Pierre Loir, French, 1624 - 1679, ca.1660–1713
Etching on paper
Print

Two plates of ornament designs printed on a single sheet, one above the other. The upper plate features an eagle on a plinth framed by winged women, festoons of leaves, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), and a roundel cartouche with a female figure. The lower plate features a basket of flowers on a plinth with a mask (mascaron), flanked by winged women morphing into scrolling leaves (rinceaux), and ribbons. The plates are signed and numbered.
Ornamental Arabesque Design
Henri Sallembier, French, ca. 1753 - 1820, 1770–80
Etching and engraving (crayon manner) in red ink on paper
Print

Ornamental trophy design with scrolling arabesque motifs, scrolling leaves, fruit, foliate branches, ribbons, an oval portrait, rosettes, birds, topped with an ewer. The plate is signed and numbered.
A Warehouse of the 16th Century in Pisa, Italy
Whitney Warren Jr., American, 1864–1943, October 7, 1890
Graphite, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Above, elevation of a slightly, obliquely disposed one-story building of eight bays, five of which contain doors; center, elevation of two of the brick bays; a pedestal with the coat of arms of the Medici rises over a pilaster at left; scale below; lower section, a plan of wall beside a door and a part of the plan of the building.
Fragment
, 1850–99
silk Technique: machine made

Black lace insertion with design of flowers and leaves on serpentine stem.
Grands Balcons de fer ciselés
Jean Mariette, French, 1660–1742, c. 1737
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

Four vertically stacked designs for balcony grates made of iron. The metalwork design is open, and features scrolling bars and leaves. There is a scale bar of "6 pieds" at the bottom of the plate. The plate is numbered but not signed.
Design for Fountain with an Anchor
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768, 1745
Etching and engraving on off-white laid paper
Print

Design for a fountain in the form of an irregular cartouche, decorated with nude figures, a dolphin, and rinceaux. The fountain is place in the lower right of the plate; to the left, are stairs, a waterway, and a château. The plate is signed and numbered.
Amphitheatre
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1746–1809
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

Sketches for an ampitheater.
Design for an Embroidered or Woven Nosegay of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800–1825
Brush and white gouache on glazed tracing paper
Drawing

Four boughs with fantastical leaves, blossoms, and seeds are fastened to a laural wreath.
Cruet with cover
, 18th century
Earthenware

Baluster-form white cruet with short spout, decorated with polychrome flowers. Lid with finial. Bird's head with plume on handle.
Designs for Firearms Ornament and Hunting Scenes
de La Collombe, French, active 1702 – 1739, 1736
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Two scenes relating to hunting and designs for firearms ornament. A central oval vignette depicting an interior with men, firearms and a pile of dead birds and fowl. The scene is framed with leaves, fronds, sprigs, strapwork ornament and a mascaron. A smaller rectangular scene below depicts three men hunting on horseback within a landscape. The scene is framed by two cornucopia, globes and winged figures of victory. The two central scenes are surrounded by vignettes of trophies made of dead birds and weapons, armor and flags, the head of Apollo, his attributes and a dolphin with shells and coral. A knotted textile hangs along the top right margin of the plate. The print is signed and dated along the bottom frame of the lower vignette.
Anatomical Sketches of Heads
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, probably 1865–75
Graphite on tan wove paper
Drawing

Figure sketches showing multiple anatomical views of adult and infant heads. At upper left, two stripped-down designs of the human body in a triangular formation are shown frontally and in left profile. At upper center, an infant's head is shown in left profile, while two outstretched arms revealing their interior skeletal structure are included nearby. At upper right, the head and upper body of an infant are shown in left profile. At lower left, two adult heads are rendered in left profile, while beside them at right, a sequence of overlapping head/face outlines are included above three frontal views of heads--presumably, one male (left), one female (right), and one infant (right). The overlapping sequence of faces appears to compare the position of the chin as it recedes and protrudes in various visages.
Project for a Ceiling Frieze
, mid- 17th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, white heightening on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Trapezoid. At right, half a medallion with a laurel wreath. At left, two putto with floral wreaths tied to volutes.
Side chair
, ca. 1785
Carved mahogany

Shield back side chair with a splat composed of three open blade-forms; cusped on their interiors and separated under the top rail by two blossoms.  The forms merge into a fluted spreading panel at their base.  Its legs are straight, square, and tapered in the front on square feet.  The seat is shaped, hollowed, and upholstered in black-painted canvas (possibly the original upholstery).
Design for a Decorative Burgonet
, early 17th century
Pen and ink, graphite on laid paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle, lined border in pen and ink. Decorative visored helmet seen from the left in profile, the brim formed by the upper part of the face of a mask with moustache. A rinceau springing from its upper leaves decorates the body of the helmet. Two curved ear flaps. At top, between the comb and the feathers a lion, recumbent, his left paw resting upon a ball and holding in his right one a branch forming a ring.
Patchwork square
Cornelia Bersteen, 1849
cotton Technique: pieced and sewn patchwork of plain and printed fabrics

Patchwork square made up of diamonds of unbleached and printed cotton. One print has a red ground with small-scale Europeanized cone design with star and plant motifs. Other print has a tan ground with highly realistic design of leaves in shades of brown. On center square in ink is written "Cornelia Bersteen 1849."
Design for an Earring
Giovanni Sebastiano Meyandi, Italian, active 1762 - 1794, ca. 1755
Pen and ink, brush and green, brown watercolor on paper
Drawing

Jewelry design for an earring. The upper part of a left ear is outlined. A brilliant gem is in the center between a rocaille below and a fan-like structure above. Five pending drops of different sizes. Beveled corners.
Sketch of Woman in Period Costume
James Wells Champney, American, 1843–1903, ca. 1890
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Sketch of a woman dressed in the style of about 1760, holding out voluminous skirt in her hands.
Plan du second estage des Rois de Valois à St. Denis
Jean Marot, French, 1619 - 1679, ca.1635–ca.1660
Etching on laid paper
Print

Architectural floor plan for the second floor of the Valois Kings Mausoleum, a rotunda with numbers (measurements) added throughout. The plate is titled and signed.
Fragments
, 18th century
silk Technique: printed and painted on plain weave

White ground with leafy blue zigzags and curling floral sprays in green, dark pink, purple, yellow, blue and orange.
Lorgnon and chain
, 19th century
Steel, cut-steel beads, glass

The glasses, each set at the end of a flowering stem, hinged together with ring at hinge. (b) Chain of oval links of steel.
Three Gueridons (Candlestands) Designs
Alexis Loir, French, 1640 - 1713, ca.1660–1703
Etching on paper
Print

Three designs for gueridons (candlestands) featuring supporting male figures, scrolling acanthus leaves, foliate scrolls, s-scrolls, fish scale pattern, gadrooning, dolphins, shells, fleurons, putti torsos, masks (mascarons), and fluting. In the lower center, there are two designs for rounded finials or lids. The plate is signed by the publisher.
Album of Prints: Oeuvre of Gilles-Marie Oppenord, engraved by Gabriel Huquier
Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742, 1749-1761
Book

Album containing the plates of the Oeuvre of Gilles-Marie Oppenord, engraved and published by Gabriel Huquier, and colloquially known as the "Grand," "Moyen," and "Petit Oppenord."
Catskill Mountain House
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, July 1844 and June 1845
Graphite on white wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Landscape and architecture sketch showing a view of the Catskill Mountain House at the ridge of the Catskill Escarpment. The complex is shown from the north, likely from Sunset Rock. The building's immense, multi-storied, multi-layered design is clearly shown at center. In the background, the steep, wooded slope of South Mountain abruptly rises behind the house.

Verso: Sketch of an immense, billowing cumulus cloud over Catskill, New York, that rises high into the sky has a relatively flat bottom. At upper left, a detail of a portion of this cloud is visible, showing an anthropomorphic formation resembling a person's face in profile.
Ornamental Frame Design
, 18th century
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for a rectangular frame with a trophy at the bottom with shield, fasces, flags, and aces. The frame also features scrolls and cartouches.
The Crucifixion
, late 16th–early 17th century
Pen, ink and dark brown watercolor on paper; verso: red crayon
Drawing

Crucifixion with cross made of rough logs; verso: oriented horizontally with four men scourging while a fifth binds a fagot.
Terrines
Pierre Germain, French, 1703 - 1783, 1748
Etching on laid paper
Print

Designs for two tureens decorated with ornament motifs including scallop shells, scrolls, pomegranite finial, bead and bar course. The plate is signed and numbered.
Sketches of Cattle, Irvington
Samuel Colman, American, 1832–1920, September 1876
Pen and black ink, brush and bistre wash, graphite on paper
Drawing

At right, the heads and necks of two grazing cows. Lower center, detail of the left eye and ear of a grazing cow. Upper left, two sketches, in graphite, of the back part of a cow with the udder, and the horns of a cow shown from the back. Center left, an eye and forehead of a cow, oriented differently. Upper center, the head and neck, probably of a steer. Lower left, detail with caption. Verso: Back views and details of cows. One sketch of the upper part of a hind leg. Six numbered designs in the center and in the lower left showing heads and parts of them, from the back. Place and date inscribed in ink above the center of the left edge.
Design for a Maltese Cross Pendant
, 1725–1750
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Intended to be executed in enamel and diamonds. At bottom, instruments of the passion.
Ornamental Vase Design
François Boucher, French, 1703–1770, 1738–72
Etching on cream laid paper
Bound print

Vase with a lid. Two figures resting upon the shoulder of the vase. At left, a standing satyr peers into the vase, his head holding the lid open. At right, a seated nude woman at the handle. The vase is elevated on a low, hexagonal pedestal. Behind the vase are ivy leaves and a thyrsus. The plate is signed and numbered.
Design for a Hairdress
, late 18th century
Pen and black ink, brush and gray, yellow watercolor on paper
Drawing

Jewelry design for a hairdress. A bunch of seven branches, fastened by a ribbon. The central ones are fan-like with alternating parts of bars and rows of disks. Outside, two branches with blooming flowers (carnations).
Woodland Stream, Late Autumn
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, probably October 1865
Oil and graphite on paperboard
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a mountain brook flowing over a stony riverbed and into a pool from a low waterfall in the middle distance at center, likely in Vermont. The moss-covered trunk of a dead tree extends diagonally through the scene, bridging the two banks. Yellow and orange autumn leaves speckle the land and water throughout.
Galerie métallique des grands hommes français (Great Men of France)
François Augustin Caunnois, French, 1787 - 1859, 1817
Cast bronze
Medal

Bust of Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu (1689 -1755).
Sheet with Sketches
Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, Italian, 1762 - 1844, 1775–1800
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper, mounted
Drawing

Upper left, a woman holds a flower to her breast. At right, Bacchus with faun child. Upper right, a bearded mask. Below, a variety of four escutcheons; the one at upper right has a coat-of-arms and is crowned.
Rio Virgin River with Large Rock Formations
Thomas Moran, American, b. Britain, 1837–1926, 1873
Graphite on gray paper
Drawing

Horizontal view laying out the landscape of a large gully filled with trees and rocks in the foreground followed by a river with sand banks leading to large rock formations in the background.
Boy and Girl in a Field with Sheep
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1878
Brush and oil paint on canvas
Painting

Underneath a sunny sky with light windswept clouds, a boy and girl rest in a meadow, while a large tree and grazing sheep are behind them.