biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Sampler
Margaret Moss, American, 1825
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in satin, cross, stem, chain, and buttonhole stitches on plain weave foundation

Inside a scrolling floral vine border, a rural landscape with a large house, weeping willow trees, a shepherd with a flock of sheep, cows, ducks, a beehive, children playing and a man and woman strolling.  Above the house is a large eagle with a banner reading "E Pluribus Unum," flanked by two cartouches with inscriptions.
Sidewall
Charles Francis Annesley Voysey, English, 1857–1941, 1893–1895
Block-printed paper

Art nouveau design with large-scale tulips and scrolling acanthus leaves. Printed in shades of yellow and olive green.
Sample
Orinoka Mills, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, ca. 1910

Bright green warp with bright pink and white wefts forming a vertical floral pattern with areas of dots.
Frieze
, ca. 1620
Pen and brown ink, brown, rose, green wash, black chalk Support: white laid paper
Drawing

At left loggia shown from underneath. Child riding on balustrade blows a trumpet, another listens, third supports an imaginary rafter, -Right two children hold frame of painting representing a battle
Maniple end
, 17th century
medium: silk, metallic Technique: woven

Flower design in metallic on pink silk
Wall tile
, 18th century
Tin-enamelled earthenware

Square tile with decoration in roundel, in manganese purple, of Christ restoring sight tot the blind man; small floral motifs in spandrels.
Stockings
, 19th century
cotton Technique: plain weave

Pair of white cotton bootees for a nurse's uniform made from double thickness of fabric with curved top, seamed down front and back, with quilted sole and heel guard.
Drawing
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, About 1823
Pen and brown ink, traces of graphite on cream laid paper

Recto: A) top: a richly decorated column, standing upon a base which is supported by three feet, supports the circular table top. Chimaerae of two alternative designs are sketched flanking the column. Bottom: a shaft standing upon a base, similar tot he one above, supports a bowl-like capital upon which the table top lies legs added in black chalk. Verso, horizontally, top right: a woman offers a coat tot a seated man. Four other figures are shown in the rear.
Key
, ca. 1810
Gilded bronze

The bow consisting of Royal Bavarian coat-of-arms shown on both sides.
Rectangular box with cover
, 1875–1900
lacquered wood, metal

Corners rounded and lobed. Deep, overhanging cover (A) with trefoil cut at base of each long side in which is centered on lower section of box (B) silver ring in silver twig and blossom mount. Ji-maki ground with cover showing scalloped quatrefoil in fun-dame containing three butterflies in relief outline. Sides of cover and base decorated with bamboo and paulownia.
Wood engraving. Vignette.
, 1800–1830
Engraving and etching

A crucifix, an anchor, a fire, a scroll with the inscription:"FIDES SPES ET CHARITAS"
Tailpiece
Homer Wayland Colby, American, 1874–1950, ca. 1910
Pen and ink on illustration board
Drawing

A motif composed of an open book, scales, sword, lighted torch.
Fragment
, ca. 1770
wool Technique: damask

Panel of red and green showing an allover floral pattern in a symmetrical arrangement.
Chair leg
, ca. 1735
Walnut covered with gesso, painted and gilded

Front leg of a chair, left side; cabriole, leaf foot, gilded, and gilded flower and tattered frill above knee.
Drawing
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1775-1785
Pen, + d. brown ink. on laid paper

Horizontal rectangle. A kneeling woman tries to prevent a soldier from killing her baby who lies on the ground. A dead one lies behind her. A woman with a baby in her arm stands in the central distance. A pyramid, in front of which a group of two persons is shown, rises in the right rear. Reverse: part of an account, beginning: [gi]ani/ Primo marzo. The only intelligible other line is next to the last one: [car] ta da scrivere [briocchi] in brown ink
Tassel
, 18th century
silk, metal thread, wooden core

Skirt of gray silk threads with gray silk tassels partly covered by gray silk threads with metal thread tassels. Head, cylindrical and broadening at the base, is covered with gray silk with metal threads in a lozenge pattern. Collars of cut threads at top and bottom. Cord of white silk.
Printing block
, mid-18th–mid-19th century
wood, metal

Allover geometric pattern made by squares and diagonals.
Shawl
, 19th century
silk Technique: plain weave

Shawl with a green warp and blue weft in changeable green and blue vertical stripes. Green fringe at either end.
The Arch of Marcus Aurelius
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, 1720–1778, 1762
Etching
Print

Vertical rectangle. The arch is seen, partially in ruins, spanning a city street (the Corso, Rome). Below, the inscription: "ARCUS MARCI AURELIT IMP. EX EJUS ARCHETYPIS, EFFORMATIS ANTE QUAM / DESTRUERETUR OB AMPLIANDUM HIPPODROMUM . A, B. ANAGLYPHI QUI ASSERVAN -/ TUR IN AEDIBUS CAPITOLINIS. C. COLUMNA COCHLIODES EJUSDEM MARCI". Published in "Il Campo Marsio dell'antica Roma", pl. 36 (See 1956-15-1). Calcographia Nazionale reprint.
The Wedding Procession: Couple dancing left
Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500–1550, ca. 1545
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Vertical rectangle. At left, a peasant, seen almost from the back, lifts his left leg and gestures with his left hand. His right arm is around a young woman who walks at his side.
George Washington and Martha Dandridge Custis Washington
Thomas Illman, American, 1824 - 1866, ca. 1850
Mezzotint on paper
Print

Shown seated at a table on which is spread an open book and a map are George Washington (1732-1799) and his wife, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (1732-1802). A drapery is drawn back to the rear revealing a military encampment and a town.
Sample
, 18th century
linen, paper Technique: bobbin lace, Binche ground

Design of flowers and leaves on curving stem. Lace is attached to brown paper  with hand-made pins.
Fragments
Maison Franck, late 19th century
linen Technique: withdrawn element work with needlework

Fragments have flowers and stems of plain weave surrounded by grid of withdrawn element work.
Printing block
, 19th century
wood

Design of circular floral motifs, stylized spider mums and butterflies. Mums and butterflies patterned by groups of small ring shapes.
Textile
Laurens et Cie a Villefrance, 1795–1810
cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave

Isolated motifs of a woman picking fruit and handing it to Cupid. The motifs are arranged as a half-drop. In purple and red on white.
Design for Round Dining Table of Mahogany on Scroll-Like Feet
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Graphite on thin cream paper
Drawing

Round molded top with dividing stretcher running across center, raised on fluted columnar support with molded double band around bottom, sitting atop "X"-shaped base terminating in scroll-like feet with carved floral rosettes.
Chrysanthemum Pattern Oyster Fork
Charles T. Grosjean, American, d. 1888, ca. 1880
silver
fork

1957-61-44-a: Three short tines, widely spaced, forming curved b...;     1957-61-44-b: Three short tines, widely spaced, forming curved b...;     1957-61-44-c: Three short tines, widely spaced, forming curved b...;     1957-61-44-d: Three short tines, widely spaced, forming curved b...;     1957-61-44-e: Three short tines, widely spaced, forming curved b...;     1957-61-44-f: Three short tines, widely spaced, forming curved b...
Plate
, 18th–mid-19th century

embossed and floral border
Shells in the Archway
, 1796–1810
Block printed on handmade paper
Sidewall

Pillar and arch design. A pile of shells sits on a ledge before an arch. The arch is fronted by a pilaster on either side. Bunches of grapes hang from a vine over the arch. The interior shows a brick pattern. Printed in off-white and shades of brown on a yellow ocher ground.
Drinking glass
, ca. 1880
pressed glass

Clear glass.   Tapering cylindrical cup on flaring conical stem on stepped circular foot.  Cup molded with Japanese-inspired decoration of fret work, flowers, and flowing stems and leaves on a pebble-textured ground above a broad band of hatched lines.
Textile
, 18th century
bast fiber Technique: resist printed, indigo dyed plain weave

Blue resist on an ivory ground in a pattern of swag stripes alternating with stripes of detached flowers.
Fukuroi Teahouse, 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

Left, wayside teahouse with travelers and maid boiling large kettle over fire. Behind is large tree. Right, signpost on which is a bird. Right, roofs of village. Center, rice fields.
Ceiling paper
Standard Wall-Paper Company, Standard Wall-Paper Company, Sandy Hill, New York, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Large foliate medallions with fleuron insets, floiate swags, and scrolls, connected by vining scrolls. Printed in pinks, red, gold mica. 
Printed in selvedge: "Standard Wall Paper Co" "6272"
The Empty Cradle
Thomas Moran, American, b. Britain, 1837–1926, 1880
Etching in black ink on tan paper
Print

Native American woman, seated, facing left, looking at an empty cradle in the foreground. A rocky formation in the background.
Textile
, 1850–1860
cotton Technique: printed with engraved roller on plain weave in three colors

Printed length has wavy plaid bands and tulips forming vertical stripes in shades of green and brown.
Standing male figure wearing himation
Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773, ca. 1759–70
Red chalk on paper
Drawing

Standing male figure wearing a himation that covers his left shoulder and body from the chest down. He wears a headress and looks down to the right.
Band fragment
, 16th–17th century
linen, silk Technique: needlework on gauze weave

Fragment of a border with a geometric vine pattern in yellow and ivory on brown gauze weave.
Japonesque Style Pattern Number 5 Frunit Knife
Gorham Manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, founded 1818, ca. 1880
gold plated, silver
knife

Knife in the form of a Japanese sword; rectangular handle with mottled surface, one side decorated with scene of a cat and a peony blossoms with butterfly; other side depicts a hawk perched on stand, with other smaller birds in flight above. Flat, curved blade with blunt tip, engraved with stylized foliate decoration. Some small areas of gold plate throughout surface of handle.
Border
, 1850–1900
Block-printed and flocked

Very small fragments. a) rag paper, a very small portion of which contains any pigment. The design appears to be printed in deep rust, white and a salmon-color on a lighter salmon-color ground. The rust-color forms a "Y"-shaped motif. The verso contains fine yellow line markings along one edge; b) This appears to be a ribbon wrapped rod. It is printed in red on deep red flock.
Tablecover
, 19th century
silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, satin, running, and double-running stitches on plain weave foundation

Concentric squared of geometric and stylized floral patterns. Trimmed with tassels on all sides.
Study of female model
Elihu Vedder, American, 1836 – 1923, ca. 1885
Pastel crayon on paper
Drawing

Female figure, nude with cloth draped over her knee, and hands resting in her lap.
Sidewall
M.H. Birge & Sons Co., 1834, 1900–1920
Machine-printed

Vining floral design; pink roses on green/olive vines, on background of narrow green stripes. Printed in selvedge: "Birge - Made in U.S.A.  5118".
Mittens
, 19th century
wool Technique: knitted, embroidered with pile created by pulling up loops from running stitch

Pair of adult-sized beige knitted mittens, the entire surface of which is covered with short pile loops in a widely-spaced floral pattern in green, red, pink, yellow and green on a beige ground.
Band
, early 17th century
linen Technique: grid of laid cords with needle lace (reticella style), edge of punto in aria

Squares filled with floral shapes. Bordered on one side by an open pattern of ribbons and blossoms.
Square
, 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin made continuous tape with bars added

Small square with blossoms surrounding a central circle.
Study of clouds
William Stanley Haseltine, American, 1835–1900, ca. 1856
Brush and oil on paper
Drawing

Sketch of clouds and mountains.
Printing block
, 19th century
wood Technique: carved in relief

Block for printing textiles with a design of stems and flowers forming a diamond lattice. Design is a horizontal rectangle.
Teapot
, ca. 1838
silver, gold, wood
teapot

1980-76-1: Bulbous low footed gilt teapot with long spout. Ba...;     1980-76-2-a,b: Footed urn-shaped gilt bowl with mascaron handle o...;     1980-76-3: Footed gilt silver cream pitcher with wide and ope...
Cut-Paper Devotional Picture: Saint Joseph with the Christ Child
, ca. 1750
Cut-paper, brush and watercolor, brush and gold paint on paper
Cut-Out

Oval picture of Saint Joseph holding the Christ Child, within a cartouche of cut paperwork decorated with roses. Below, an inscriptional ribbon, inscribed in gold ink: "Scantus Josephus". Gold framing lines.
Cap
, late 18th century
silk Technique: knitted cap, knotted tassel Label: Knitted silk with knotted chenille tassel

Dark red knitted silk cap with diagonally ribbed body, and crown with a star-shaped area of varied knitting patterns. With very long ornament of silk cords and chenille, forming three lozenge shapes and terminating in two tassels.
Table cover
, 19th century
silk and metal embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered on plain weave

Square made up from small squares of embroidery joined with insertions of torchon lace. Large center square has stylized sprig repeat.
Fragment
, 14th century
silk on linen Technique: embroidered

Fragment with dark blue embroidery of three diamonds and part of a medallion.
Marie Antoinette triptych figure
Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, French, 1755 - 1793, ca. 1880
Carved ivory

Carved ivory figure of Marie Antoinette depicted in court dress; her skirt opens to for a triptych. The center panel shows the royal family in prison. The wings show Georges Jacques Danton (1759 - 1794) and Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, Count of Mirabeau (1749 - 1791).
borders
, 1820–40
Block-printed, handmade paper, joined

1959-160-33: Two identical wallpaper borders, joined. Tulip-lik...;     1959-160-33-a/c: Tulip-like shapes in shades of tan and yellow, pai...
Bonnet veil
, 1800–1850
silk Technique: machine made

Oblong black veil with a ground of very open net showing an ogival pattern with a design of flower sprays worked in the border along the lower edge.
Miser's purse
, early 19th century
silk, metal Technique: crochet

Crocheted maroon silk decorated with bands of gold beads in stylized patterns.  Two gold rings, with floral patterns in relief, control the side opening. Gold pendant at each end.
Border
, 19th century
cotton, metal Technique: embroidered using satin stitch

Border in a stylized floral design with cutwork embroidery worked in blue with fillings of metal thread.
Stained glass window: right pane of three part design
John C. Wolf, 1890–1900
Brush and watercolor, graphite on illustration board
Drawing

Design for a stained glass window in shape of Gothic arch, pointed arch, with large area of white daisies on yellow ground, above pink arabesques with red flowers on blue ground.
Sidewall and border
, 1820–30
Block-printed on handmade paper

On gray ground, large-scale, formalized pattern of floral and foliage forms in ombred shades of blue and of white.
Border
, 18th century
linen Technique: raised needle lace

Border of bold Gros Point de Venise pattern. Connected by picotées, outlined in cordonnet and interspersed by portes and gaze quadrillée.
Floor tile
, 16th–early 17th century
Glazed and painted earthenware

Square tile of buff clay with thin underfired opaque grayish-white glaze. Underglaze blue painting of diagonally placed heraldic shield with eagle and three pointed arches. Above, helmet with plumes, and foliated scrolls surrounding the shield.
Frieze
The Art Wall Paper Mills, 1907–08
Machine-printed

Large red medallion with ornate framework, containing floral bouquet, on background shading from deep red at bottom to light pink at top.
Band
, 16th–17th century
linen Technique: withdrawn element with needle lace (reticella style), plain weave

Panel of geometric shapes worked in linen ground.
Fragment
, 1750–1800
cotton Technique: block printed and painted on plain weave

Various flowers and trees plus a deer, butterfly, Chinese buildings and people on a white background.
Fragment
, late 18th century
silk Technique: warp-dyed cut velvet

Ecru cut velvet panel with a repeated polychrome chinoiserie scenes including monkeys in cocked hats beating cymbals. Pattern is set within symmetrically floral enframements.
Jar
, 18th century
Molded, glazed hard-paste porcelain

Ovoid form with rounded lip; "Sang de Boeuf" or oxblood glaze running to foot where it was ground away. "Celadon" glaze inside and over lip where it flows with red. Also "celadon" glaze in poorly finished foot. Firing crack at neck.
Sketchbook Page
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1875
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Sketch of form with a square base and column above, possibly a smokestack.
Frieze
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Rinceaux composed of acanthus scrolls, c-curves, allover spotted background. Printed in burgundy, light green and tan on light ground. Two borders printed across the width.
Ceiling paper
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Loose arrangement of large acanthus scrolls, each containing a green floral sprig. Printed on tan or light yellow ground.
Ceiling paper
F. E. James Co., New York, New York, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

On light gray ground, staggered floral motifs in lavender, white, and light brown.
Ceiling paper
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Alternating rows of scalloped medallions contain rose blossoms within circular dotted border. Pattern is printed in white, green and metallic gold on tan ground.
Border
, 1900–1920
Machine-printed

1972-39-15-a/c: Center flower with surround of red flowers, with e...;     1972-39-1-a/c: Floral stripe design with small-scale red flowers ...
Miser's purse
, early 19th century
silk, metal Technique: crochet

Crocheted reddish brown silk ornamented with cut steel beads in pattern of diagonal bars and crosses.  Two steel rings control side opening; beaded tassels at either end.
Spearhead
, 19th century
steel
spearhead

Long flat head with two rear barbs above series of 15 projecting barbs; the whole above a series of 8 opposed barbs at the head of the tapering hollow socket.
Marie, Tzarina of Russia, Queen of Spades from Set of "Jeu Imperial–Second Empire–Napoleon III" Playing Cards
B.P. Grimaud, Paris, France, 1858
Lithograph on glazed paper
Playing Card

Marie, Tzarina of Russia, Queen of Spades from Set of "Jeu Imperial-Second Empire-Napoleon III" Playing Cards.
Sketchbook Page: List including Charon's Boat
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1875
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

List including Charon's boat.
Sidewall
, ca. 1885
Fiber composition impregnated with tung oil, embossed and painted

Imitation leather. Close-set diaper of very small circles. Resembles lizard skin in the over-all apearance. Painted black.
Borders
, 1900–1920
Machine-printed

Landscape vista with trees seen through portico or balustrade. A decorative fleur-de-lis motif appears every fourth opening. Printed in green, blue, brown and liquid mica on spotted tan background.
Letter case
, 17th century
silk, leather, and silver-wrapped silk Technique: satin and stem stitches using dyed silks, couched silver-wrapped silk; worked as a single panel, folded

Leather letter case with embroidered floral design, which is the same on both sides. Edged with blue fabric and embroidery in pink, green, yellow, blue, and white.
Miser's purse
, early 19th century
silk, metal Technique: crocheted

Crocheted black silk embroidered with areas of red, blue and yellow silk.  Further ornamented with beads of gold and cut steel.  Stylized leaf pattern and other decoration in the  same beads.  Gold and steel rings control side opening; tassels at each end of beads, twisted gold wire, and faceted cut steel balls.
Windswept Landscape
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, ca. 1884
Brush and gouache, watercolor, graphite on wove paper, laid down
Album page

Windswept bushes in the left corner, a field to the right. A man, his back to the viewer, leans on a fence, looking into the distance over the field. Clouds fill the sky.
Countryside with Distant Mountains
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1870–85
Graphite on cream wove paper, bound
Sketchbook folio

Countryside with trees at right and left. In distance, a large mountain range with several peaks.
Sidewall
Wallace Wall-Paper Co., Cortland, New York, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Repeating motif of floral bouquet in urn. Motifs are connected by strung beads. Printed in burgundy and mica on mauve ground.
Winged female
Unger Brothers, Newark, New Jersey, 1872 – 1919, ca. 1904
Silver
Matchsafe

Oblong, with rounded corners, vertical sides curved, featuring winged, nude female: she is poised, legs slightly bent, on lily pads, framed by flower and leafy tendrils. Her hair flows beneath her waist, wings resemble dragonfly's wings, two insect-like antennae on top of her head. Reverse surface has undulating curves but is undecorated. Lid hinged on side. Striker recessed into bottom.
Ornamental Vase Design
Jacques-Philippe de Beauvais, French, 1739 – 1781, 1760-1764
Etching on laid paper
Print

Oval vase with a narrow mouth. The vase is decorated with meanders and fluting. Around the belly of the vase are raised, circular, empty medallions, around which is weaved a garland. The vase is elevated on a low, simple plinth. The plate is signed and numbered.
Plate 29, from Grotteßco: in diverßche manieren
Hans Vredeman de Vries, Dutch, 1527 - ca. 1606, 1564
Etching on laid paper
Print

Grotesque panel. In center, a warrior with a bow has just shot an arrow at a bird.
Fragment mounted onto a support fabric
, 4th century
Warp; S-spun linen, Wefts;s-spin wool, s-spun linen Technique: slit tapestry woven

A fragmentary spade-shaped garment or textile ornament. There are areas of linen plaine weave ground around the base of the ornament
Portrait of Giovanni Battista Casti (1721-1803)
Giuseppe Beretta, Italian, born 1804, ca. 1830
Engraving on paper
Print

Half-length portrait of the poet, who is seated in three-quarter view towards right. He is wearing a dressing gown under which his shirt is visible.
Design for a Painted Ceiling
, 1775–1800
Graphite, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Design for ceiling and pendentives. At center, a musical trophy surrounded by a colorful garland and a purple border with dolphins. Pendentives framed with blue, three showing landscape scenes.
Interior of Temple of Glory and Figured Details
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1796-1801
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper
Drawing

Two drawings interior of temple of glory with tuba blowing Nike (?), detail drawing of the same person and ground plan of stage setting. Group of men and two women in landscape.
Title page for "Nouvelle Suitte de Cahiers de fleurs Idéales" No. 3
Jean-Baptiste Pillement, French, 1728–1808, ca. 1760
Etching a la poupée and teal, green, purple, brown, magenta, and ochre colored inks on paper
Print

Two stems of fantastical leaves and blossoms in a gradient of color cross at the base to form a frame surrounding text that reads: Nouvelle Suitte de Cahiers de fleurs idéales a l'usage des déssinateurs et des Peintres Inventés et déssinés Par Jean Pillement graves par Anne allen" And below, "no. 3"
Dancing Fame with Lyre, Sala di Recezione, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1812
Pen and dark gray ink, brush and color washes over black chalk ruled lines on beige wove paper
Drawing

Fame plays lyre and dances. On ground at left, basket and trumpet; at right, two garlands. Ruled lines in black chalk suggest rectangular molding.