biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Design for Simple Writing Table "A" with Straight Square Legs
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Graphite on thin cream paper
Drawing

Simple two-tiered writing desk raised on 4 square legs terminating in inverted flame-shaped feet; narrow drawer
Frame or Cartouche Design
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, 1778
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for a rectangular cartouche or framing device featuring festoons of flowers, acanthus leaf clasps, scrolling acanthus leaves (rinceaux), and a laurel leaf molding. The plate is numbered and signed.
Sidewall
, 1780–1800
Block-printed on handmade paper

1972-42-188-a,d/f: Bouquets of red roses and carnations, with floral ...;     1972-42-188-b: Bouquets of red roses and carnations, with floral ...;     1972-42-188-c: Bouquets of red roses and carnations, with floral ...
Design of a Fountain in a Grotto and Architectural Elements
Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, French, b. Italy, 1695–1750, 1740
Engraving on white laid paper
Print

1921-6-212-28-a: Title page for the eleventh book of the work of Me...;     1921-6-212-28-b: 1st state. Central fountain with river god at left...
Tomb of Ferdinand van den Eynde in S. Maria dell'Anima, Rome
Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773, ca. 1759–70
Red chalk on paper
Drawing

Drawing after François Duquesnoy's tomb of Ferdinand van den Eynde (ca. 1633 - 1640) in S. Maria dell'Anima. The monument features an epitaph in a rectangular frame, flanked by two putti holding a large cloth. Above, an escutcheon and helmet.
Sampler
, 19th century
silk, linen, and beads on canvas Technique: cross, stem, buttonhole, satin, long-armed cross, feather, chevron, and knots, embroidered on plain weave foundation; counted stitches

Several different patterns and motifs including vase of carnations and grapes, sprays of flowers, cornucopia of flowers, curving vines, and geometric patterns in colored silks and white cotton. At the lower right is a pattern of birds and trees in embroidery with beads, each sewn on independently.
Knife with Engraved Mythical and Biblical Figures
, ca. 1621
silver, steel
knife

Lower edge of blade straight, the upper edge tapering towards the point. Tapered handles with flat sides, open scrolls at the top. Engraved figural designs: on one side "TOBIEAS" and "AQUA", on the other side "IONES" and "TERRA".  Engraved on handle: "Maria Brainne 1621."
Sampler
, 1804
silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in eyelet, cross, and four-sided stitches on plain weave foundation

Six alphabets, numerals, crowns, monograms.  Signed "M.T.S. 15 years old."  All in red.
Fragments
, 18th century
silk

Two fragments of woven fabric showing offset rows of small flowers (alternate rows counterfaced) on top of violet stripes on a yellow background patterned with tiny yellow flowers.
Alfred Peats Set A Book No. 5
Alfred Peats Company, 1906
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica
Sample book

Catalog of machine-printed papers, some with embossing. Many designs contain metallic pigments in a variety of colors. All the samples are showing matched sets of sidewall, frieze and ceiling paeprs with multiple colorways of many of the patterns.
St. John's River, Florida
Mary Nimmo Moran, American, 1842–1899, 1882
Etching in black ink on paper
Print

View of a river in the early evening. Flatboat with figures in the middle foreground.
Fork
, ca. 1680
silver, enamel

1985-103-63-a: Tapered sheath, light purple enamel with multi-col...;     1985-103-63-b: Blade straight-sided, the upper edge tapering towa...;     1985-103-63-c: Fork with two-pointed tines. Handle enameled, oval...
Condiment Bottle
, ca. 1870
glass
condiment bottle

Clear faceted glass bottle with a flat-disc shape stopper. The bottle is decorated with a translucent red organic design with repeating drop and pointed arch shapes. The stopper features a floral design.
Decor Parthenon
Jules Desfossé, French, active 1851 - 1863, 1851–70
Block-printed paper
Decorative panel

Anthemion arabesque enframes hexagon with profile head of Greek woman, printed in colors on off-white ground.
The Surgeon at Work at the Rear During an Engagement
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, July 12, 1862
Wood engraving in black ink on paper
Print

Wounded soldiers being treated by the surgeon as battle rages in the distance.
Waistcoat
, late 18th–early 19th century
silk, metallic thread, metal paillettes and sequins, painted details Technique: embroidered in couched, satin, stem, and knot stitches on taffeta, printed appliqués on 5-harness satin

Gentleman's waistcoat of white taffeta embroidered in pale colored silks and sequins, applied medallions and borders of silk. Medallions are plate-printed in violet and show nymphs dancing in a wooded area before Hermes (?), a child and a bust statue. Waistcoat is in a more restrained neo-Classical style.
Narrow Steps between Houses
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, 1870–80
Graphite and white heightening on green paper
Drawing

Cottages on both sides, steps going upwards. Vegetation scattered throughout.
Ceiling paper
Carey Bros. W.P. Mfg. Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded 1882, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Non-directional design of alternating large and small floral sprigs. Printed in blue, white, and green on a background of stylized floral motifs printed in white mica.
Textile
A. Quesnel, 1750–1800
linen warp, cotton weft Technique: block printed and painted on plain weave (black, red and yellow block printed, blue applied by brush)

Exotic flowers on a black picotage background.
Sidewall
Ericson & Weiss, 1840–60
Block-printed

On yellow ground, vignette in browns, including four figures reading, a fountain and tree amidst pastel flowers.
Title page of “Nova Reperta”
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, ca. 1591
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Upper center: a tablet with the inscription: NOVA REPERTA  Below, a printing press and a cannon, which is flanked at left by a globe, and at right by a compass. Figures at upper left and right hold each hold an ouroboros, the one at upper left gestures with a stick at the New World on the globe. Along the bottom, a series of images referring to the discoveries and inventions celebrated in the print series. From left: a mulberry tree (reference to silk-making); a sadle with stirrups; a clock; gunpowder; guaiacum; distilling equipment. Below, in the margin, an series of numbered inscriptions in Latin identifies each. A preliminary drawing for this print is in the collection: 1901-39-149r.
Sidewall
York Wall Paper Company, 1895, 1900
Machine-printed on paper

Small green floral motifs surrounded by gold scrolls and connected by vertical gold bands; on yellow ground imitating textile weave. Drop repeat,straight match.
Sidewall
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Repeating design of a foliate motif, printed in rows. The motif sits under an ogival arch. Printed in tans and brown on tan ground.
Cacciaguida Greets Dante and Virgil
Giuseppe Longhi, Italian, 1766–1831, 1790–1830
Graphite on cream paper, laid down
Drawing

An elderly bearded man, half-nude, greets Dante and Virgil. This is  Cacciaguida, Dante's great-grandfather. Dante wears a hood or Phrygian cap, while Virgil wears a laurel crown. Figures appear prostrate on the ground behind them.
Purse
, late 17th century
silk and metallic embroidery, silk foundation and lining, linen backing Technique: embroidered on satin weave Label: silk satin, embroidered in silk and metallic yarns, linen backing

Flat rectangular bag of heavy green satin, embroidered in gold and silver metallic yarns and coral-colored silk. On one side the pious pelican is plucking her breast to provide sustenance for her young. Bishop's crooks point inward from the corners. On the other side, a stylized flowering branch in a pitcher, with animals and birds. The embroidery is worked through the satin into a heavy linen backing. Remains of loop and knot fastening at top; coral and gold cord edging, with small tassels at intervals; lined with coral silk taffeta.
Sidewall and border
, ca. 1885
Machine-printed paper

Anglo-Japanesque sidewall and border: a) Sidewall, center motif of terrace with peacock; surrounding it, Japanese decorative motifs. Original gray ground washed off, leaving wrinkled yellow paper as ground; b) border, portrait medallion and urns between border, on yellow ground.
Seascape with Cliffs
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, after 1878
Graphite on cream wove paper
Sketchbook folio

View from beach of waves breaking on shore; cliffs in right distance.
The Head of Christ
Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500–1550, 1520
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Figure of the Head of Christ, crowned with thorns. He is shown full-face, and one shoulder is seen at left. At upper left the artist's monogram and date 1520.
Walls in Toledo
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, 1892
Graphite on paper
Drawing

High walls, going off to left, of earth-work and wood, with buildings and a land drop.
Beaker
, 18th century
Blown glass

Blue glass beaker with opaque white glass decoration in a horizontal flame pattern.
Shinagawa Station, Sunrise, in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi)
Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858, ca. 1834
Woodblock print in colored ink on paper
Print

Hirogshige: Plate 2. Shinagawa, Sunrise (hinode; subtitle of second state: shook detachi (Daimyōs Departue) A street along the seashore lined with six figures in procession - with two bowmen and two porters. Alongside the merchant shops are tall ships with their sails set. Another ship under the bank and a group of three or four anchored.
Cap streamer
, mid-18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, Brussels style

Cap streamer  with a design of a serpentine garland and floral sprays.
Textile
, 18th century
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in counted running stitches on plain weave foundation

Coarse blue linen tabby embroidered with saw-tooth bands of white separating diagonal rows of red and yellow running stitch which reserve rows of backward L-shaped forms.
Basket
Gorham Manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, founded 1818, ca. 1905
silver
basket

Oval flat-based basket; upper edges raised and scalloped in series of rippled curvilinear sections decorated with repoussé blossoms and foliage. Strap handle of sinuous outline forming two straps soldered to long ends of basket. Overall hammered "martele" surface.  Chased monogram "AMW" on upper center of handle.
Borders
, 1825
Block printed on handmade paper

Dark brown floral pattern on royal blue, consisting of paired acanthus leaves framing antifix with lily-of-the-valley and small blossom group between. Design set off with heavy border lines. Straight repeat.
Floral Brocade
Zuber & Cie, Rixheim, Alsace, France, founded 1797, 1875–1900
Block-printed paper, embossed
Sidewall

Lightly embossed basket of roses, tulips, carnation, chrysanthemum, enclosed in a cartouche of lacy bead-festooned ribbon arabesque, ending in bowknots.  Printed in rose, pink, white, green and grey on a yellow ground.
Borders
, 1900–1920
Machine-printed

Stylized floral border in architectural framework. Printed in shades of brown and rust, on background simulating grasscloth. Printed two across.
Tobacco pouch
, 1815–40
cotton, glass and ceramic beads, doe skin lining Technique: knitted with beads

Pouch of finely knitted green cotton with a drawstring at the top and tassel at the bottom. Geometric designs in white beadwork at top and bottom, middle section has vertical stripes of polychrome beads on a brown ground. Lined with doeskin.
Window shade
, 1880–1900
Block-printed and flocked with mica flakes

Wide band of scrolling foliage and floral motifs near bottom edge. Printed in gold, silver, copper and green mica with burgundy flock outlines. Printed on light green fabric support.
Frieze
, 1906–07
Machine-printed paper

Crown frieze with an oval band, five inches wide, with a heraldic motif and acanthus leaves at its bottom. Similar motifs are placed at each side of oval band. At bottom runs a three inch stripe, vertically, with rings and shadow running through its center. Textural background. Printed in shades of green, brown, gold mica and terra cotta.
Sidewall
, 1830–50
Block printed on handmade paper

On pale pink ground, isolated vignettes, in browns, yellow, blue: ruined arch with columns; windmill; cottage with thatched roof; buildings by a pond with ducks.
Vase
, ca. 1890
Glazed and gilt earthenware

Double-gourd shape, ribbed lower section, band of impressed beading, painted gold, between two sections of body. Red glaze mottled with gold.
Frieze
Gledhill Wall Paper Co., New York, New York, founded 1900, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Tall floral bouquets of poppies alternate with floral arch tied with ribbon, with each of the motifs conected by this same ribbon. Foliate swags with floral pendants suspend from top edge.
Smel, from "Senses"
, 1750–1775
Brush and watercolor, gold on paper
Print

Printed from two plates. A man offers a basket of flowers to a woman. At left are a shepherdess and a sheep. Narrow border of flowers and rocaille. Bottom: "ODOR" "OLDER". The same outer borderline as 1921-22-268.
Three Border Designs
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1785-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Three bands of border designs, stacked horizontally on the page. The top border, with cross-section on the right, is comprised of laurel leaves over a row of egg and dart molding, a planar band, and beads; the middle border is a vine ribboned around a thin pole; the bottom border, also with cross-section on the right, has rows of stylized leaves and conical motifs. The plate is signed and numbered.
Moon
, ca. 1780
Cut paper on wood frame
Lantern slide

Magic lantern slide, optical toy. On black field, yellow disk at center, surrounded by pink, green, and black circles alternating with circles of pierced stars and dots. Radiating toward circumference, thirty-two pierced rays alternating with thirty-two white rays set with triangular green rays pierced in serpentine forms.
Printing block
, 1825–50
wood, copper, brass

One of twenty-one wood blocks showing a different floral motif formed by metal strips set in wood.
Coupe de la Maison du jardin nommé le désert près la forêt de Marly, batie par Mr. Demonville
Jean-Charles Krafft, French, 1764 - 1833, 1812
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

An architectural print with an interior sectional view, a floorplan, and general plan for a garden folly house in the form of a ruined fluted column. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
Design for a Chandelier
, late 18th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and watercolor, green wash on paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Design for a chandelier made up of four sections.  Above, suspended on a vine branch with stick, two vases, alternative suggestions, with a ring for candles.  Chains and pendants of crystal.  These and the candles are in general only drawn of the right half.  Suspended, with a cord, above a knob.  The edges are colored dark olive with inside a border line.  Inscription in the upper part of the sheet.
Tsuba
, 1688–1703
Material: Tetsu Surface: Deku-boku Shape: Naga maru

A circe shaped iron Tsuba (Japanese sword hilt).
Architecture and Landscape Sketches, Austria or Switzerland
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, August 1868
Graphite on gray-green wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Mixed sketches around Austria or Switzerland showing, in the upper half, a view overlooking village rooftops and a church with a spire in the middle distance. Below, a sketch of a gated fence is visible, with a view of a distant, sharp peak oppositely oriented at lower right.

Verso Landscape and architecture sketches around Austria or Switzerland showing a view of a sloping, wooded mountainside with another ridge in the foreground and the outline of a sharp mountain ridge in background. At left and opposite oriented, a sketch of a small chalet is visible.
Le Profil du dedans de l’Eglise de nostre Dame des Ardilieres les Saumur Que fait bastir Monseignr. Le Comte de Servien
Jean Marot, French, 1619 - 1679, ca.1635–ca.1660
Etching on laid paper
Print

An architectural section of the interior of a church showing a central rotunda topped with a dome and cupola. The interior features arches, pilasters, an altar with a cross, and coffered arched ceilings. A scale below. The plate is titled and signed.
Study of Trees, Geneva
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, August 19, 1839
Graphite on cream wove paper
Drawing

Study of a group of large trees.
Design for a Book Cover
Alice Cordelia Morse, American, 1863–1961, ca. 1887–1903
Brush and gouache, watercolor on paper
Drawing

On green-blue ground, four crossing swords in white, surrounded by gold stars.
Altar Tablet with the Arms of Pope Pius VII
Luigi Righetti, Italian, 1780 - 1819, ca. 1820
Pen and black ink, brush and gray, brown, yellow wash, over graphite on white laid paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Design for altar tablet; an oval frame with the coat of arms of Pope Pius VII at bottom, supported by two kneeling angels holding a cloth. Above, a pediment with eagles supporting garlands. Upon the pediment are seated allegorical figures of Strength and Faith, each holding the chalice of the Holy Communion and the Cross, respectively. At top, an oval relief with the Last Supper and the Pelican.
President Chester Alan Arthur Standing
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, 1884
Graphite on light brown wove paper Verso: Graphite and white chalk
Drawing

Full-length standing male figure with right elbow resting on a ledge or mantel.
Chairs, No. XIV
Thomas Chippendale, 1718 – 1779, 1755
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Page from "The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director" 2nd edition.  Three chairs with unornamented seats.  The legs and backs are ornamented in the Rococo style with slightly varying details.  The legs and basic structure are very similar.
Study of Head for "Early Christian Prisoners"
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, 1840
Black crayon, white chalk on cream wove paper
Drawing

Head of a woman facing frontally, with her eyes gazing upwards. Paper partially squared off.
The Holy Family with Saint Catherine; St. John the Baptist, after Guercino; St. George and the Dragon, After Alessandro Tiarini; Two Putti
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1821–22
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk on white heavy wove paper
Sketchbook folio

Upper left, Holy Family with Saint Catherine at lower left, draperies and landscape background. Upper right, half figure of St.John. Lower left, St. Michael standing atop beast and looking heavenward. Lower right, kneeling angel holding
lilies, and another standing behind him.
Salome Receives the Head of St. John the Baptist
Domenico Piola, Italian, 1627 - 1703, 1675–1700
Black crayon, pen and ink, brush and sepia wash on paper
Drawing

In a prison room, Salome and maid with plate upon which the executioner is putting the severed head. Two more soldiers and boys at left.
Trimming
, 19th century
silk Technique: woven

Yellow and pink trimming fragment in a design of alternating large and small lozenges.
Design for a Bedstead
, 1790-1800
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on paper
drawing

Busts of women are shown in profile on top of the posts which consist of fluted columns supported by feet on a base. They are connected by an attic, which is flanked by scrolls. The bottom of the frame shows a garland and the top is molded.
Sketch of a Standing Crowned Figure with a Book
, mid- 18th–late 18th century
Black and white chalk on rough brown paper
Drawing

A crowned figure turns towards the right with a book supported upon its left knee.  Its head is lowered and angled outward.
Ornamental Medallion Designs
P. J. Bertren, active 18th century, 1768
Etching on paper
Print

Two oval designs, one above the other. The upper oval is adorned with attributes of the garden, including a basket, a rake, a scythe, wheat, grapes, and flowers. The lower oval has a hat, a laurel wreath, a staff, an arrow, and a garland of roses. The plate is signed and numbered.
Design for a Woven Fabric
, ca. 1810
Graphite, brush and yellow, beige, green, lilac, rose, and red paint on paper
Drawing

A metal pole rises from a calyx which is supported by two acanthus spirals. The pole is surrounded by rings. Leaves and two ears of grain grow from it in the lwoer part. A vine wreath is applied by rosettes to the upper part, a big rosette in the center of the wreath.
"He Fixed My Teeth for Nothing."
Frederick Stuart Church, American, 1842–1924, ca. 1895
Graphite, pen and red and black ink on paper
Ephemera

Poem for Dr. Dudley Tenney. Upper center, tuskless elephant; lower left, figure running with ivory tusks in his arms.
Design for a Sepulchral Monument for the Critic Galilei
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1795–1809
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on blued-white laid paper
Drawing

Obliquely and somehwat incompletely shownn. Two steps lead to a platform. Apollo is seated on a plinth. His left hand lies upon an urn. Inscription at the front side of a base: "QVI - GIACE. IL. GALILEI. CHE. SCRISSE. CONTRO / IL. TASSO. VIVE. E. LVI. E. MORTO. PER. SE." Projecting at the front side corners of the base are columns, bearing inscriptions: "PER IL. TASSO" and "NON PLVS. VLTRA.", respectively, and topped by urns with fire. In landscape.
Anatomical Sketches of Heads and Torsos
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1877–80
Graphite on gray-green wove paper
Drawing

Figure sketches showing nineteen anatomical sketches of human heads and torsos. Along the upper margin, seven heads and faces are shown: two viewed from behind, one above, and four frontally. One face ostensibly represents an Inuit individual. At left, the outline of a foot and ankle is visible beside three simplified representations of heads--one of which is turned upwards. At lower left, two views--one frontal, one in left profile--of the god Jupiter are included. He is characterized by his long, wavy hair and beard and bushy, angry eyebrows. At right, three sketches of the human torso are shown above two seated figures viewed in left profile.
Frieze
W. Campbell & Co., 1880–89
Machine-printed and embossed

Design of frieze consists of large-scale scroll of stem and leaves with a large petaled flower in center of every other scroll. Alternate has a pomegranate growing from top of leafy scroll. The design is old ivory background with touches of copper bronze. Design is heavily gilded in outline which is embossed. Border top and bottom. Top is wider and has turquoise band top and bottom with Indian red field with graduated crescents confronting a circle. Crescents alternate in gold and copper bronze. Narrowbottom border same in coloring with a wave-like design.
Japanese Fan
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1876
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Center, Sketch of a Japanese fan; Below, sketch of a grasshopper and Japanese characters.
Treetops, Mexico
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1890–93
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Drawing

Botanical sketch showing a view of treetops in Mexico. Loosely and incompletely rendered, the treetops merge into a mass of billowing vegetation. Dark branches are visible through the canopy at center.
POELE Russe avec pilastres d’ordre composé, orné de camés et draperies
Louis-Gustave Taraval, French, 1738 – 1794, ca. 1791
Etching on paper
Print

Design for a stove heater decorated with neoclassical motifs, in the form of a pedestal decorated with friezes and panels with figures, scrolling acanthus leaves, flying putti, and foliate branches. A vase on top of the pedestal decorated with a frieze of figures, gadrooning and masks. Below the pedestal, a floral diaper pattern, and drapery. The whole is set into an arched niche.
Vignette, Trophy of Turkish Arms
Maximilian Joseph Limpach, Czech, active the 1st half of 18th century, ca. 1720
Engraving on paper
Print

An eagle with a thunderbolt stands upon the arms.