biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Necklace
Carlo Giuliano, Italian, 1831 - 1895, 1863–96
Gold, enamel, catseyes,rubies, pearls

Gold and enamel necklace in the Hindu style with 100 cats-eyes, sixty-five cabochon rubies, 305 ruby beads set in sixty-five pendant motifs each with five pearls in gold tasseled ornaments.
Vase
Theophilus Anthony Brouwer Jr., American, d. 1932, 1894–1911
Glazed earthenware

Vase in the form of an apple. Light-colored clay body, molded. Spherical body with small raised neck and outward curving lip; molded flat foot. Covered with light apple green, ochre and russet flambe high glaze with slight milky iridescence around shoulder. Bottom and interior glazed. Fine crazing.
Plate LI from Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum
Julio Paschale, 1582
Woodcut on paper
Print

Fountain inside a round wind tower; the mechanical system not shown. A lobster and dolphins below, a squid above the bowl. Oval windows in the wall, and a statue above the foundtain. Piper leading into the gardens beyond. Description in Latin on verso of 1949-152-248.
Beach with Ocean and Cloud-Filled Sky
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, after 1878
Graphite on cream wove paper
Sketchbook folio

View from beach of waves breaking on shore.
Border
, early 19th century
Technique: bobbin lace

Bobbin lace border, blossom repeat; early 19th century Maline.
Design for a Garden
Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742, 1692–99
Pen and brown ink with gray and brown washes on laid paper.
Album page

Vertical rectangle. 

Recto: A garden doorway, flanked by atlantes and surmounted by a balustrade flanked by urn fountains and supporting an escutcheon held by putti with ducal arms. A figure seen through the door. 

Verso: Two urns one developed into suite XI plate 9, and a section of a circular ceiling cove showing two putti holding a ribbon, possibly Inspired by the vault decorations of S. Carlo ai Catinari, Rome.

One sheet of paper drawn on recto and verso, mounted onto an album page with window cutout to see verso.
Sidewall
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Framework of acanthus scrolls in varying sizes, some trellis work, with bouquets of white roses sitting atop scrolls. Printed in white, yellow, green, metallic gold, and white mica on tan ground.
Textile
, 1800–1825
cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave

Straight repeat of four irregular leaf-like shapes filled with small flowers and paisley motifs on a background filled by a fine flowering vine.
Lux et Veritas
Louis M. Glackens, American, 1866–1933, 1911
Graphite, blue pencil on paper
Drawing

Cartoon or illustration. Exterior scene. A woman stands at left, holding an infant in her left arm, while her right hand holds an umbrella. Another woman stands at right, holding a basket on her left arm.
Architectural project for the house of P.J. Hetzel
Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, French, 1814 – 1879, 1874
Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on heavy off-white wove paper
Drawing

Architectural plan for Jules Hetzel House, 2 rue Emmanuel-Giraud [formely, 4 rue des charrons, at Bellvue], Sèvres (Hauts-de Deine), France. Proposed alteration, elevation of main facade.
Architectural Sketches in Caen
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, 1883
Graphite and white heightening on brown paper
Drawing

Ballustrades, an old church; upper left, bases of buttresses, and two other others.
Sampler
, 19th century
silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in withdrawn element work and satin, stem, couching, and overcasting insertions of bobbin-made net, on plain weave foundation

Unfinished with columns of polychrome floral bands, whitework bands, and withdrawn element work. One band has been drawn in red ink.
Sketches in Lugano, Bellagio, Lake Como
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, 1883
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Details of figures. View of lake, sailboats.
Corner Chimneypiece, published in "Nouvelles Chiminees Faitte en Plusier en Droits de la Hollande et Autres Provinces du Dessin de D. Marot"
Daniel Marot, French, active in the Netherlands and England, 1661–1752, ca. 1700
Etching and black ink on white laid paper
Print

Design for a mantlepiece in the corner of a room. The mantlepiece is ornate with a large cartouche and busts on either side. Along the walls are framed paintings.
Unfinished Cliff Study
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1885–90
Graphite on cream wove paper, bound
Sketchbook folio

Unfinished study of two cliffs, one at left and one at right.
Sketchbook Page: Historic Portrait No. 11 (Self-Portrait)
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1875
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Self-portrait of the artist from the waist up, holding his sketchpad, his elbow on a flat surface. The artist appears shirtless, showing a lean arm and torso.
Peep-Show Print, Street Scene in London Showing the Monument Commemorating the Fire of 1666
, ca. 1775
Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper, pricked
Print

Street scene in London showing the monument and a church spire beyond. Below, title in Latin and Italian. Windows and decorations on the monument pricked.
Cruet
, ca. 1810
glass
cruet

Pear-shaped body cut with drapery swags and flat vertical fluting; flat circular foot; mushroom-shaped stopper cut with radial grooves. One of setoff seven bottles.
Frieze
Standard Wall-Paper Company, Standard Wall-Paper Company, Sandy Hill, New York, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Landscape frieze, with large-scale floral swag containing purple flowers in foreground, and much smaller scale trees and horizon in the background.
Acer Saccharinum
Mlle. Janinet, French, active 19th c., ca. 1820
Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Sugar maple twig with five leaves. A double seed, lower right. Title in Latin and French, and the artists' names below.
Salesman's sample
, late 18th century
silk Technique: satin and stem stitches with French knots on warp-float plain weave Label: silk embroidered in satin, stem and knot stitches on silk warp-float plain weave

Salesman's samples for embroidered waistcoats. Component "a" has a large parrot tulip, smaller flowers and two snails. Component "b" has roses and other flowers that surround a small pool of water. Component "c" has flowers and a tree branch that supports a bird's next with two eggs and a single feather. Worked in multicolored silk on white taffeta.
Sketchbook Page: Figures
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1875
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Small figures studies in period costume, possibly 17th-century. Below, group of four standing figures, with three men and one woman, at right. Center, three figures, possibly dancing. Upper left, standing figure.
Border
Jean Louis Mery, 1825–45
Block printed on handmade paper

Large-scale blue and white flowers, alternating between mostly white and mostly blue. Between each of these flowers is a scrolling acanthus leaf.  A band of architectural molding runs beneath. Printed two across.

H# 306
The Military Salute
Charles Edouard Armand-Dumaresq, 1826–1895, 1879
Etching in black ink on paper
Print

Vertical rectangle. Full-length figure of an officer, turned toward the right. He salutes with his right hand; his left rests on his sword.
Santa Teresia
, late 17th century
linen Technique: needle lace
Altar frontal

Frontal of Gros Point de Venise or Point Colbert with a figure of St. Theresa (the saint of lace makers) in center surrounded by floral scrolls in high relief.
Allegorical Figure of "Asia"
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present, ca. 1760
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
figure

"Asia" turbaned female figure, holding sceptre and censer, seated on camel facing left; in background, a palm tree.
Fragment
, 16th century
silk, metal thread on linen Tecnhnique: running sittch embroidery and couched metal thread

Linen, embroidered in red silk and metal thread. Pattern of detached motifs in alternate rows; one row a stylized plant evolved from fleur-de-lys; second irregularly-shaped floral spray. Red silk running stitch form outline of pattern; parts worked in couched metal thread (gilded parchment wound on linen core. Loops at one end for fastening by cord. Backed with linen pieces.
Armory, mask and a garland
Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773, ca. 1759–70
Red chalk on paper
Drawing

At top, the exterior of an armory. Middle, a highly detailed mask with embellishments. Bottom, a garland above and next to a doorway.
Box
, 19th century
Wood, shells, paper

Rectangular box with lid hinged in gauze.  Inside and outside covered with white paper printed with small blue flowers. On sides, a row of diagonally set shells; on lid, a large haliotis shell surrounded by a multitude of smaller shells of varying kind.
Placket sampler
, 1871
cotton Technique: embroidered in cross, buttonhole, looping, and running stitches on plain weave foundation Label: cotton embroidered in cross, buttonhole, looping, and running stitches

A plain sewing sampler with five plackets with needle lace fillings, with the inscription MG 12 1871 in both red and white.  Across the top, a row of buttons, buttonholes, hooks and eyes, and thread loops.
Sidewall
Carey Bros. W.P. Mfg. Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded 1882, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Floral stripe design. Large-scale red poppies on green foliate stripe. This alternates with a narrower, less prominent stripe. The whole design is printed to resemble a textile.
Sea with Two Dark Cliffs and Birds
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1885–90
Graphite on cream wove paper, bound
Sketchbook folio

Sea in foreground with dark cliffs at left and at right. Birds in flight over cliffs at right.
Fruit Platter (One of a Pair)
Longton Hall Porcelain Manufactory, English, 1749 – 1760, 1755–1760
soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel
platter

Plate with undulating edges and molded grape vine form. Small molded shells at four sides. Purple enamel at rim. Painted bird on branch at center.
Pauvre bibi!! J'en mourai ... peut être, Plate 7 from "Inconvénient"
Auguste-Xavier Leprince, French, 1799 - 1826, ca. 1825
Lithograph, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

The coach has turned over beside a stream. People climb out the doors - the luggage fallen in foreground. Title and artists' names below.
Half-tone Engraving: How to Obtain a Patent, Copp & Co. Patent Attorneys, Washington, D.C.
James Henry Moser, Canadian, 1854–1913, 1898
Halftone engraving in black ink on paper
Print

At top, on a banner across a shield: HOW TO OBTAIN / A PATENT. Below, facade of the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. On either side, circular portraits of three American inventors, with HOWE, BELL, and EDISON at left and FRANKLIN, McCORMICK, and MORSE at right. Below: COPP & CO. / PATENT ATTORNEYS / WASHINGTON D.C. Statue of Liberty, lower left, and Washington Monument, lower right.
"Royal Wax Vestas" Bryant & May - London
, late 19th century
Matchsafe

A copper-colored rectangular matchsafe. Horizontally, there is an image of wild flowers and a bird, along with the logo "Royal Wax Vestas Bryant and May London".
Valance
, 17th century
cotton, linen Technique: embroidered

Long border or valance of white-on-white embroidery showing confronted birds and trees.
Youse Sartin Overload Dat Mule
Allen Carter Redwood, American, 1844 - 1922, 1886
Pen and ink, with white gouahce, on cream wove paper
Drawing

Two are soldiers riding on a mule.  At right, a boy stands in the field looking at them.
Villefranche
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, ca. 1892
Graphite and white heightening on cream paper
Drawing

Large fortified embankment, right, extending into a bay with a boat on it. Bridge, lower right. Figures along bridge.
The Shepherd Boy
Samuel Ireland, English, ca. 1744–1800, 1786-1794
Etching and stipple engraving on paper
Print

After a drawing. A young boy seated under a tree. He is looking towards right. In his right hand he holds a sandwich. Trees at left and right.
commemorative
, 1876
wood, pressed
Plaque

"Centennial Exposition / Agricultural Hall"
Child's dress
, late 18th–mid-19th century
cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave

Child's dress with drawstrings around neck and chest, made up of pieces of printed cotton with dark brown ground and large-scale flowers and leaves, in red and blue, with traces of yellow. Fabric for the dress printed in England during the late 18th century and made into a dress between 1840-1850 in the United States.
Window shade
, 1875–1900
Machine-printed

Two stylized floral  motifs, printed in black with gold outlining, alternating on red band across one end of shade. Other motifs, also in black and gold, appear above and below this red band. Printed on a green shade.
Vinaigrette
, mid-19th century
Worked horn with applied repoussé silver, topaz

Ram's horn bottle with silver top inset with cairngorm.
Border
, late 16th–early 17th century
linen Technique: needle lace (punto in aria)

Alternating floral forms in a densely-placed pattern.
Ceiling paper
Wallace Wall-Paper Co., Cortland, New York, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

On light blue ground, floral motifs composed of four pink flowers with green scrolls surrounded by scalloped frame and linked by treillage.
Border
, 1850
Block-printed

At top, an undulating pink ribbon printed with moire design, with two narrow parallel white stripes, upon which is placed in intervals a white daisy with buds and leaves. The ribbon overhangs a plain gray field ornamented further down by a thin white band broken at intervals by floral sprigs. Molding bands at bottom. Printed on white ground.
Sidewall
, 1875–85
Fiber composition impregnated with tung oil, embossed and painted

Imitation leather. Vertical rectangle. About 20 medallions composed of geometrical designs, foliate and flower forms, and fantastic birds, beasts and fish. Arranged at random against horizontal wave background. The latter is reddish-brown over which black has been washed.
Peddlar Arriving at an Inn
, 1850–1875
Silhouette of white paper, cut out, on black paper mount
Silhouette

Peddler arriving at an inn.
Fragment
, late 18th century
silk; paint Technique: painted

Four painted panels for sides of pocketbooks. Cream white taffeta painted in light colors. A and B) Show center of frame with wreath above, basket of flowers, below. Border of swags and curves. C and D) show centre medallions with cupids, crossed quiver and torch below and emblems. Border of flowers and broken curves.
Sentry Box with Guardsman
Sampson Mordan & Company, 1886–87
Silver, enamel
Matchsafe

In the form of a sentry box, the body rectangular, the roof (lid) triangular, featuring polychrome enamel decoration of a royal guardsman standing in doorway at attention; he wears full uniform including belted red jacket, black trousers, tall black bearskin hat and holds bayonet at his side. Lid hinged on upper left side. Striker on bottom.
Teapot, from a Breakfast Service (Théière; Déjeuner Mosaïque Florentine)
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, French, established 1756, 1813
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
teapot

Flat-based teapot with curved sides, tall strap handle and curved spout; flat top with circular cover with acorn finial. Cover, hand and spout gilded. Body decorated with roundels painted in polychrome enamels depicting birds, alternating with smaller roundels with butterflies.
"Hemlock - Goodyear Lumber Co."
, ca. 1900
Metal
Matchsafe

In the form of a cut or halved log with simulated wood grain, the front inscribed "HEMLOCK." The flat, unadorned, reverse side displays a ruler stamped into the metal on the upper edge, with measurements up to approximately 2 1/2 inches across. The reverse is also inscribed "GOODYEAR LUMBER CO., BUFFALO, N.Y."  Lid (right side of log) hinged on reverse. Striker on left side of box.
Vase (Plate 10 of a Series)
Enea Vico, Italian, 1523–1567, 1543
Black ink on paper
Print

Vertical rectangle. An ewer with the handle composed of a half-figure with arms ending in snakes. The bowl is decorated with dolphins, tridents and an ox's skull with festoons. Inscribed below: "ROMAE AB ANTIQVO REPERTVM MD XXXXIII" and "A.E.V." on a tablet.
Design for a Painted Porcelain Plate, Les Oranges (Oranges) from Service des Objets de Dessert (Dessert Service)
Jean Charles Develly, French, 1783 - 1849, 1819–20
Graphite on cream laid paper
Drawing

Design for a painted porcelain plate, rondel. Sketch of a confectioner's shop.  Figure of a woman, center right, appears to be holding a basket of candy.  A figure to her left gazes at the candy.
Sidewall
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Two different sized floral wreaths, linked together, form a grid or trellis pattern. Floral sprig centered in each void. Printed on off-white ground.
Ceremonial Knife or Kris
, possibly 800–1000
steel
knife

Knife in integral form of flat tapered pointed blade, flaring toward sharp shoulder, handle with plinth and stylized figure. Grain pattern in steel overall.
Tassels
, early 18th century
silk, metal Technique: embroidered

Pair of elaborate tassels in needlework, attached to narrow silk bands with cut velvet pattern. From main tassels of colored silk and metal threads hang many small figures, animals and birds. One figure in bright red, modern and made in Guatemala.
Architectural Sketches, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, June 1869
Pen and ink on tan gridded laid paper
Drawing

Mixed sketches showing five separate views of buildings and architectural details around Birmingham, United Kingdom. In the upper portion, an exterior stairway and a roof with a chimney and conical turret are shown. At center, the side of a rectangular building is shown with a conical turret. At lower left, two tall, distant smokestacks are shown spewing smoke into the sky. At lower right, a detail of broken bricks in a rough stone wall is included.
Ulysesses Discovers Achilles in Scyros
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, ca. 1790
Pen and brown ink over traces of graphite on light blue laid paper
Drawing

Ulysses sits at right at table, at whose other end Achilles stands in garb of maiden, holding a helmet and sword. Frightened Deidamia speaks him. Six more girls are shown.
Diane
Claude Gillot, French, 1673–1722, 1729–37
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

An arabesque design for tapestries (door curtains) featuring the standing Classical Greek and Roman goddess Diana in the center, framed by a canopy, two female herms on either side on plinths, with objects associated with hunting, a net, horns, spears, trees, and foliage. A cartouche below with a hunting scene, birds, dogs, a squirrel, and porcupine on plinths, and rococo ornament, featuring rosettes, fleurons, rinceaux, festoons of flowers, and baskets of flowers. The plate is signed, numbered, and titled with the publisher's address below.
Radiating Raindrop Pattern
, ca. 1780
Cut paper on wood frame
Lantern slide

Magic lantern slide, optical toy. On black field, pierced rays, with four concentric circles composed of deep scallops that from center outward are white, pink, green, and orange. Yellow star at center.
Handkerchief
, 19th century
cotton Technique: appliqué and embroidery on plain weave

Square unhemmed handkerchief with an unfinished appliquéd scalloped border of plain weave fabric with delicate floral embroidery filling half the field on the diagonal.
Design for Top Frame of a Harp
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1790
Pen and black ink, brush and wash on gray-tan laid paper
drawing

The front view is shown inside the side view. A palm wrapped with a garland supports a volute which is decorated with registers of leaves.
Candlestick Designs
Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742, 1749-1761
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Page with two plates printed next to one another. The left plate has designs for three candlesticks, the right plate, designs for four candlesticks. Each candlestick is decorated with ornamental motifs including scrolls, bucrania, mascarons, torches, garlands, acanthus leaves, lamb tongue, scrolls, guilloche, fleurs-de-lys, helmets, trophies, snakes, fluting, and rosettes. The plates are signed and numbered.
Design for a Baldacchino for the Exhibition of the Host
, 1790–1820
Black chalk, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

A dado showing a decorated panel and two rising brackets with three arms and burning candles. Above is a base beneath a glory of rays. Laterally are pairs of embedded columns supporting the entablature. A crown on top between vases with flames.
Trimming
, 19th century
silk Technique: woven

Yellow trimming fragment in a design of conventionalized flower forms and lozenges.
The Tomb of Pope Alexander VI
, ca. 1600
Engraving on paper
Print

The tomb of Pope Alexander VI (1942-1503) set in a niche with Renaissance ornamentation. Below, three medals, and at the top, two others, in allusion to the Pope's collection (possibly an illustration for a book on the Pope's numismatic collection).
Drawing
, 1725–1750
Pencil, pen, sepia, brush, and grey water color.

Work is oriented in a vertical rectangle. Upon the door is a relief of a chalice with the host with a glory above, standing upon clouds. Above is an angular pediment with a shell in front from which two festoons are hanging. At the corners are two cherubim. Outside two pilasters. Below the plan and the scale. Written by the same hand as wrote the attribution upon the Marchionni drawing. "DISEGNO DEL SIGRE GIARDONI PER IL CIBORIO / DELLA MADALENA IN ROMA."
The Invention of Gunpowder
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, ca. 1590 or before
Pen and brown ink, brush and black wash over black chalk on laid paper
Drawing

Recto: View of a foundry in which men carry out a variety of tasks related to manufacturing weapons. A large wheel is at right. Hot liquid pours from an oven at left. A colonnade divides the foreground space from a second area beyond, where a man tends to a fire. Mortars appear throughout.
Design for a woven fabric
, 1830–50
Graphite, brush and gouache on cream paper
Drawing

Rising, broadly waved rose stem and two parts of another are shown.
LA MÉDECINE
Clément Pierre Marillier, French, 1740 – 1808, 1759–80
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Allegorical vignette representing medicine from a series of twelve (including title page). The title is lettered in the center onto a piece of textile held up by a winged skeleton holding an arrow, with trees in the background and plants beneath. In the foreground a putto stands on a plinth, facing the skeleton holding a book and a reptile. On the plinth around him are books, writing tools, paper, vials, an urn, a jar, measuring devices and a corpse. A roundel portrait of Falconet in the center on the plinth with a festoon of ribbons. Lettering below the vignette and the plate is signed.
Temples of Hera and Athena at Paestum, Italy
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, April 1869
Graphite on light brown wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Architecture and landscape sketch of the Temples of Hera I and II and the Temple of Athena at Paestum, Italy. Viewed across briars, loose stones, and a group of grazing oxen in the foreground, the Temple of Hera I is prominently positioned in the middle distance at center right, and is viewed obliquely. The Temple of Hera II is visible just beyond it at left, with its pediment and entablature still largely intact. In the background at left, the Temple of Athena is shown from the side, flanked by trees and backdropped by a faintly rendered and rugged mountain range. Three details of doric columns are sketched at upper left. 

Verso: Landscape sketch from Italy showing two loosely rendered structures on rolling terrain in the middle distance, backdropped by a rugged mountain range with sharp peaks.
A water mill
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, ca. 1590
Engraving on paper
Print

Horizontal rectangle. Beside a river, the two water wheels are seen at center. Men, bringing grain, weighing it, and pouring it into the grindstones. Bottom center: "Joan Stradanus invent." "Phls. Galle excud."