biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Soldiers Drilling
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, ca. 1864
Black and white chalk on light brown paper
Drawing

Horizontal view of soldiers drilling or marching.
Two Figure Compositions for the Painting "The Republican Court" (Lady Washington's Reception Day)
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, 1860
Graphite on graph paper
Drawing

Two alternative figure compositions for a painting of Martha Washington's reception, one above the other on graph paper, squared with blue and red lines. Grid numbered at one inch intervals in upper and lower margins.
Interior Wall Elevation with a Sofa
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, 1777–79
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

A design for an interior wall featuring ornately painted panels with a sofa in the center, a frame above and arched double doors on either side. The panels include flowers, festoons of flowers, tassels, scrolling acanthus leaves, fleurons, pearls, ribbons, lamb's tongue ornament, and baskets of flowers. The sofa is upholstered with a tapestry cover featuring festoons of flowers and a basket of flowers. The plate is numbered.
Band
, 17th–18th century
silk on linen Technique: embroidered on plain weave

Strip of embroidered linen embroidered in red silk. Detached motives similar to Aegean Island ornament. Possibly worked in Egypt.
Embroidery sample
, 1790–1800
silk, paper Technique: embroidered on cut voided supplementary warp pile (velvet)

Multicolored silk embroidery in a floral design on a ground of deep red patterned velvet.
Army Encampment
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1862
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Recto: Horizontal composite of various scenes in an army encampment.
Verso: Vertical sketches, a saluting Zouave, probably shown from the back; head is show in profile, at left.  Partially drawn over a "wash" list.
LES PESCHEURS
Christophe Huet, French, 1695 – 1759, mid- 18th century
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

A plate from a series of singerie scenes after Huet. A monkey to the left, leans against a rock, holds a fishing rod above his head, with a fish dangling from the string. A monkey to the right kneels on the ground, holding his hat and gesturing towards the dangling fish. They stand on the shore with the water behind. The plate is titled, signed, and numbered.
Portrait of a Woman
Raimundo de Madrazo, Spanish, 1841–1920, 
Drawing

Portrait of a woman in bust-length.
Title Page
Hubert Robert, French, 1733 – 1808, 1810–29
Etching on paper
Print

Title page for the second series of prints with an ancient portrait bust on a plinth in a landscape surrounded by trees and foliage, with two vessels in the foreground. The title is labeled in the lower center, below the portrait bust. The plate is numbered and signed. This was the original frontispiece to the first edition titled, ‘Les Soirées de Rome', published in 1763-64 by Wille.
Sampot chawng kbun (hip wrapper)
, 19th century
silk Technique: tied resist patterning in weft (ikat) on plain weave

Warps are bright yellow and wefts are ikat dyed in dark red with areas reserved in white. the pattern of the central field is composed of highly stylized tree (?) forms and geometric motifs. A broad band at either end is divided into horizontal units within which are stylized animal and geometric forms.
Fragment of an unfinished cartoon for cotton printing: Hunting and Fishing [La Chasse et La Pêche]
Jean-Jacques Karpff, French, 1770 - 1829, 1810 or 1818
Pencil, pen and ink , brush and gray wash and white heightening on grey prepared ground, mounted
Drawing

At left appears part of a village, a ruined castle, and a tower crowning a peak (shown twice: with mountains, clouds and evergreen trees; and below, with only mountains).  At right is a broad valley with a village, a hunter and his dog with another figure and part of a village.  The scenes are set against a ground of diagonally crossed lines, with trefoils at the intersections.
Design for a French Alcove, from "Alcoves à le Francoise"
Jean Le Pautre, French, 1618–1682, ca. 1665
Etching on paper
Print

Jombert 62, 2 and 6, without numbers. | Matted
Mitt
, early 19th century
silk Technique: knitted

Mitt of very fine black silk knitted lace.
Sketch of a Woman's Head
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, ca. 1895
Graphite on tracing paper
Drawing

Sketch of a woman's head, looking upward toward the right.
Fragment
, 16th century
linen Technique: needle lace (reticella)

Triangular piece of reticella has a geometric design and buttonholed scallops on two sides.
The Old Man and the Ass, Illustration for Aesop's Fables
Victor Wilbour, ca. 1916
Pen and red ink, crayon on white board
Drawing

Ass, center, yling on the ground with his feet in the air under a palm tree. Old man at left, with a cane. Man at right with shield and spear.
Drawing
Leonardo Scaglia, French, active Italy, 1640 – 1650, 1620-1630
Like -2215

Vertical rectangle. A group of the sitting Mary with the Child is disposed in a niche. The seat is standing on the summit of a mountain. Below the niche stands an altar. The niche is framed by an architecture with the columns. On top is a broken pediment with at left an angel sitting upon a cornice, at right an angel sitting in front of it. Festoons are hanging from the spirals towards a cherub in the center. On top is an acroterium. At right, below, beside the architecture, is a frieze of St. John Baptist, raising a small crown. Below is a kind of pediment in inverse direction, ending in three angular dentils. Above them is a base with a standing angel.
Door Knocker
, 16th century
Wrought iron

Figure of a collared dog with open mouth, twisted tail curved over back, and sphere between the forepaws. Body incised with markings simulating fur. Hind legs terminate in pierced circlets.
Fragment
, before 1500
cotton Technique: supplementary wefts, inserts into structure

Plain weave and plain weave, lancé. Tan plain weave with paired interrupted blue pencil-stripes formed by extra wefts, lancé. Loom joined to small piece of much finder tan cotton plain weave.
Textile
, 1750–1800
silk, metal Technique: damasse (7&1 satin plus plain weave (grey) with discontinuous supplementary wefts (two metallics, brocaded) bound on the front in 1/3 twill Label: Silk satin damasse brocaded in metal-wrapped silk

Blue-gray silk satin damasse with gold and silver metallic brocading. Vertical bands of delicate symmetrical floral decoration set off by narrow stripes, with vertical bands of floral designs in gold and silver brocading. Broad satin selvedges with pink and white stripes. Lined with red silk; edged with galloon of the period.
Fragment
, 17th century
silk, metallic Technique: supplementary warp forming raised pile in plain weave foundation (velvet) with supplementary wefts

Sprigs of large leaf and small flower in green velvet facing in alternate direction on white faced with silver.
Curved shapes as if the piece was a fragment from a chasuble.
View of the Tuilleries Palace, Paris
John Pye the younger, British, 1782 - 1874, 1798-1801
Engraving on paper
Print

The view is taken looking at the principal façade of the Tuilleries Palace, with the enclosed court in the foreground. Troops drilling in the court.
Fragment
, 18th–19th century
wool Technique: compound twill weave

Deep-rust weft-ribbed cloth fragment. One plain cloth selvedge.
Sketches of Wings
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, ca. 1895
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Four sketches of wings, with notes on colors.
Panel
, 18th century
silk, canvas backing Technique: embroidery

Red panel embroidered with silk thread in a design showing several vignettes of figures in ceremonial settings.
Study of Thistles
Walter Clark, American, 1848–1917, 1884
Graphite on paper
Album page

A thistle is shown in the foreground, a group of them in the left rear.
Textile
, early 18th century
silk Technique: compound weave with supplementary weft patterning (brocaded)

Pink and white twill ground with symmetrical floral and lace-like pattern. Small floral details brocaded with green, blue and yellow silk. Broad selvage at each side.
Textile
, 1860–80
silk, wool Technique: float patterned 5-harness satin weave with a variety of bindings for texture and shading

Stripes of large scale, formal, symmetrically arranged flowers in white on a maroon background, alternate with stripes of a formalized vine framed by arabesque scrolls of blue. Reminiscient of a Renaissance (Louis XIV) ornamental pattern. a) A complete curtain with pinch pleats; b) length of fabric; c, d) Tie-backs with trim see 1968-116-2-e-h); e,f,g) Fragments of curtain material; h,i,j) Fragments of curtain material (from a).
Trimming
, 19th century
linen, blue silk Technique: bobbin lace, provincial style

Band of trimming in blue and off-white has a design of diamond shapes with blue looped fringe.
No. 126
Ludwig Lobmeyr, Austrian, 1829 - 1917, ca. 1870
Mouth-blown crystal, hand-painted gold
Goblet

Mouth-blown crystal goblet, hand-painted with gold rims.
Design for Serving Table with Columnar Front Legs and Two Drawers
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Graphite on thin cream paper
Drawing

Rectangular slightly tapered front with 2 drawers and acanthus leaf motifs at corners; raised on 2 front ionic columnar fluted legs terminating in ball feet, and 2 plain straight plain legs at back; molded oblong lower shelf attaches just above floor level; on table top, decanter, vase with flowers, wine glass, and stack of plates; on lower shelf, wine cooler with floral feet.
Design for Square Dining Table on Animal Paw Feet
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Graphite on thin cream paper
Drawing

Molded top with carved acanthus-leaf decorations at corners, raised on support of clustered columns, sitting atop molded base with carved palmette strapwork and acanthus leaf ornament, terminating in molded and carved animal paw feet on casters.
Algerian Pirates
, early 19th century
cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave
Textile

Within a grid made up of a curving vine of fruits and flowers, an alternation of two scenes, each captioned in French. 'Les Pirates Algeriens' showing two young female goatherds being captured by five men in a boat while in the distance men run to their rescue, ' Un bazar d'escales  a Alger' (A slave sale in Algeria) showing showing Europeans being sold in the slave market. In red on white.
The Machine de Marly Seen from the Seine River near St. Germain-en-Laye
Charles Inselin, French, b. ca. 1673, ca. 1700
Etching
Print

View of the Machine de Marly from the banks of the Seine river and the hill beyond showing "balangers."  Parts of structure labeled.
Allegorical Figure of "Europe"
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present, 18th century
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
figure

Crowned and ermined female figure, holding scepter and orb, seated on rearing horse facing right; attributes include a globe and a book.
Textile
, ca. 1800
cotton Technique: roller-printed on 2/2 twill

Exotic flowers on curving scrolling leaves with a variety of different patterns on the leaves and petals. Most of the original yellow has faded away leaving the fabric predominantly brown and off-white.
Sidewall
, ca. 1880
Machine-printed paper

1970-26-4-cdd: Aesthetic or Anglo-Japanesque pattern with overlap...;     1970-26-4-cz: Aesthetic-style design of dense all-over large-sca...
Peineta (Comb)
, 19th century
tortoiseshell
comb

Large tortoiseshell comb with pierced stylized flower and vine motifs.
Sarong
, 19th century
cotton Technique: batik printed on plain cloth

Blue ground with geometrical designs in tan. Both ends have geometrical designs superimposed in gold leaf.
No. 132
Professor Josef Storck, Austria, 1830 - 1902, 1870
Mouth-blown crystal, facet-cut and polished
Wine decanter with stopper

Mouth-blown crystal oval decanter with stopper, facet-cut and polished (without engraving).
Sampler
Berthe Oppenheimer, 1847
silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in cross and running stitches on plain weave foundation

Alphabets on top, motifs on bottom, wreath in middle.
Figure
, 19th century
Ivory

Sitting man with crossed legs, holding cat on his raised left palm. Boxes and utensils at his side.
Design for a Plate
Noritake, Japan and New York, New York, USA, 1880–1910
Brush and watercolor, gouache, graphite on cream paper
Drawing

Design for a plate with dark green rim with white spots; inside plum blossoms with green leaves with white spots and wheat stalks. In graphite, above, several tableware designs.
Embroidered picture
, ca. 1800
silk embroidery with paint on silk foundation Technique: embroidered in satin, stem, running and knotted stitches on plain weave; hands, face and background are painted

Oval picture of shepherdess carrying crook and basket in a rural landscape with a sheep at her feet. With gold rectangular frame with black eglomisé glass
Figures from Last Judgment
Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773, ca. 1759–70
Red chalk on paper
Drawing

Group of figures to the right of center in The Last Judgment by Michelangelo.
Veil
, late 19th century
silk Technique: needlework on net

Wide veil of black blonde in a pattern of large floral clusters at one end. Bordered with scalloped flowerheads in two sizes. Offset diagonal sprigs cover the field.
Sidewall
Cole and Son, Ltd., 1815–25
Block-printed

Closely set serpentine arrangement of flowers, leaves and stems. In the Indian style. Tones of gray on white ground. Reprinted from woodblocks of the 1820s.
The Christmas-Tree
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, December 25, 1858
Wood engraving in black ink on paper
Print

The father handing out presents from the tree, a small horn in his left hand. Lower half of the page.
Sidewall
Gledhill Wall Paper Co., New York, New York, founded 1900, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Scrolled treillage containing lotus flowers in shades of tan.
Fragments
, 1730–49
silk, metal Technique: 5-harness satin foundation patterned by floats of the complementary foundation wefts and discontinuous supplementary wefts bound on the front in 1/4 twill by a supplementary warp.

Vertically symmetrical pattern of flowers stemming from shell-like shapes.  Very bright colors and gold and silver on a gold backgound.
Campaign ribbon
, 1888
silk Technique: jacquard woven

From top to bottom: "GROVER CLEVELAND / DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE" woven in red in A; blue in B. Portrait of Grover Cleveland, eagle, and flag. Flag red in A; blue in B. Inscription: "PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN 1888" woven in red in A; blue in B. Picture of the White House. Inscription: "White House". Ends folded to make a point at center. Red tassel attached.
Sampler
Matilda Jane Goddard, American, 1836
silk embroidery on wool foundation Technique: embroidered in counted cross and satin stitches on plain weave foundation

A verse and inscription in the center are surrounded by a symmetrical arrangement of trees, flowering trees, fruit baskets, and birdbaths. With a strawberry vine border. 
The verse reads: 
I am the creature of the Lord
He made me by his powerful word
This body in each curious part
was wrought by his unfailing art
From him my nobler spirit came
My soul a spark of heavenly flame
That soul by which my body lives
which thinks and hopes and joys and grieves
And must in heaven or hell remain
When flesh is turned to dust again
Coat-of-Arms
, late 19th century
Silver
Matchsafe

Rectangular, rounded corners, featuring raised decoration of coat-of-arms, with 2  heraldic, rampant lions flanking shield, inscribed "HEB", on top of which is helmut, overall background of scrolling folliage motifs, reverse identical except shield is unadorned. Lid features cartouche, flanked by scrolling folliage motifs, hinged on side. Striker on bottom.
The Penance of St. John Chrysostom
Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528, before 1495
Engraving on laid paper
Print

A woman (S. Genevieve) is represented nude and seated on the ledge of a large rock, nursing a child held in her left arm. In the background, left, S. John Chrysostom is shown walking on all fours, as mark of penance.
La Bastille, Plate 57 from "Vues Pittoresques des Princepaux Édifices de Paris"
Les Campion Frères, Paris, France, 1792
Engraving and brush and watercolors on paper
Print

Circle on vertical rectangle. View of the Bastille from below the walls and across the water. Title, artists' and publisher's names below.
Vertical rectangle. The head of a woman tilted upward and facing left. Signed in charcoal, upper right: "M. Alice Travers."
M. Alice Travers, About 1890
Charcoal on paper. Watermark
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. The head of a woman tilted upward and facing left. Signed in charcoal, upper right: "M. Alice Travers."
Pleated fan
, 1850–70
Paper leaf with hand-colored lithograph, painted wood sticks, horn washer at rivet

Pleated fan with double leaf. Obverse: hand-colored lithograph on paper showing central cartouche of noble woman with five female attendants. Two small side cartouches with putti, festoons of flowers and birds. Reverse: raised paper painted with flowers on blue background. Black painted wood sticks with painted flowers and bird. Horn washer at rivet.
Nissaka, The Murder-Stone, 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

Mountain path crosses the lower half of page and ascends steeply between pines to upper right. On it are travelers, some gazing at large boulder. Left, in the gap are peaks of mountains.
Knife with Earthenware Handle (One of a Pair)
, late 18th century
earthenware, vitreous enamel; brass, steel
knife

Blade straight lower edge, upper edge curved with rounded point, plain bolster (reblade). Brass ferrule, round in section. Curved pink porcelain handle, with pink putti and green flowers and foliage.
Drury Lane Theater from Ackermann's Repository
Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1756–1827, 1808
Black ink with watercolor on paper
Print

Horizontal rectangle. View of the theater facing the stage from the rear. Filled boxes and floor. Roman play in progress. Title, artists' and publisher's names below.
Recto: Fountain Design with Oceanus and the River Gods Arno and Tiber
Jacopo Zucchi, Italian, ca. 1541– ca. 1590, ca. 1570
Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on laid paper
Drawing

The figure of Oceanus, crowned with seaweed and spewing water, emerges from a mass of waves at the top of the fountain design. Beneath him, reclining in octagonal basin decorated with marine motifs, are river gods Arno on the right and Tiber on the left. Each river god hoists an urn from which water flows and is joined by his respective attributes: the lion for Florence (Arno) and Romulus, Remus and the Wolf for Rome (Tiber).  Alternative treatments for base ornaments are shown.
Riva, No.1
James McNeill Whistler, American, 1834–1903, 1879–1880
Etching and drypoint on paper
Print

View from a high vantage-point. The canal, lined with houses, in the background; distant view of domes of St. Marks, right.
Ceiling paper
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Repeating large and small floral bouquets with vining. Singular five-petal flowers scattered between bouquets. Light beige ground. Printed in white, greys, light green and light metallic pink. Large center tear with tape stains.
Design for Wallpaper and Textiles: Flowers
, 19th century
Brush and gouache on gray paper
Drawing

Horizontally-oriented diamond shape made of clusters of flowers and foliage at center of page. Cluster of purple, yellow, and white flowers and foliage at center of diamond, surrounded by purple and white flowers and foliage. Guidelines in graphite are visible on the page with the diamond bisected horizontally and vertically. On light lavender ground.
Sketchbook Page: Man in Profile
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1877–78
Graphite on blue-grey laid paper
Sketchbook folio

Portrait of young man with page haircut shown in left profile.
Covered Butter Dish (One of a Pair)
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present, ca. 1735
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel
serving dish

A white porcelain covered dish with a basket textured exterior. The covered dish has basket textured handles and an acorn knob.
Noble and Lady
Theodor de Bry, Flemish, 1528 – 1598, ca. 1575
Engraving on paper
Print

Vertical rectangle. B: Figure of a man on horseback, moving toward the right. The rider turns to greet a lady, standing at left. Escutcheon with blank field, upper right.
Miser's purse
, early 19th century
silk, metal Technique: crocheted

Violet-red crocheted silk ornamented with gold beads in pattern of sprigs and diamond-shaped bars. Side opening controlled with two gold rings with rose pattern in relief. Gold filigree work at each end.
Le Chant du Coq
Charles Francois Daubigny, 1817-1878, 1851
Etching in dark brown ink on paper
Print

A rooster stands on a manure pile, left, and crows. About him are a number of foraging hens.
Plate No. 153 in Fashion Review in the Family Gazette [Revue de la Mode, Gazette de la Famille]
E. Cheffer, French, active late 19th century, 1874
Lithograph on cream wove paper
Print

Fashion plate of two woman standing by a fireplace.  Woman with back turned shows the back of her deep purpple velvet long sleeved jacket and skirt.  A large bustle with draping fabric and train of dress.  There are panels of stripped fabirc on front of dress and along the sleeves of jacket.  Gathered fabric in a lighter shade of purple create trim along the bottom of skirt, bustle, and end of flared sleeves.

Woman in side profile reading a book wears a light blue sleeveless dress. Bodice is buttoned down the front with a dove atop a bow at the center of the neckline.  The bodice has a pleated white trim along the bottom of bodice, collar, and neckline.  There are bows on the shoulders of the bodice.  Throughout the skirt of the dress are draped and gathered fabric.  Some of the draped fabric creates bow along front and back of skirt.  She is also accessorized with white gloves, gold cuff and neclace with cross pendant.
Niagara in Winter from Canada Side from The Falls of Niagara: Being a Complete Guide
, ca. 1857
Color wood engraving on white paperboard
Print

Horizontal rectangle
Study for "Isle of Capri: The Faraglioni"
William Stanley Haseltine, American, 1835–1900, ca. 1870
Brush and wash, graphite on wove paper
Drawing

View of the rocky coast and sea with large rocks in lower left foreground leading to larger outcroppings. A rowboat, at center, containing three figures, moves shoreward, where boats beach near dwellings, at center left  of middleground.
Vase (Plate 8 of a Series)
Enea Vico, Italian, 1523–1567, 1543
Black ink on paper
Print

Vertical rectangle. An urn with two handles issuing from the heads of half-figures. The body is decorated with an ox's head over a garland. Inscribed below: "ROMAE AB ANTIQVO REPERTVM MD XXXXIII" and "A.E.V." on a tablet.
Sketchbook Page: Horse's Head
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1875
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Sketch of a horse's head, seen from the front. Additional sketches of the horse's ears.
Lock and key
, late 16th–mid- 17th century
Cast and engraved steel, iron

Circular lock with openwork border depicting tulips, lions, and possibly monkeys. Mask at the bottom. Pair with -134
Sidewall
, 1850–55
Block-printed

Against a light gray ground are printed diagonally running bands of fine, gold blossoms and twigs forming diamond-shaped lozenges enclosing symmetrical green palmettes with gold details. Drop match.
Jar and lid
De Drie Posteleyne Astonne (The Three Porcelain Ash-Barrels), 1673–1700
Tin-glazed earthenware

Large ovoid jar, tall straight-sided neck, slightly flattened foot; painted in underglaze blue on white with overall floral and bird pattern with leaf band bottom and floral reserve band at shoulder; high domed cover with wide flat base, acorn finial, decorated with floral and bird pattern.
Cope
, ca. 1500
silk Technique: voided velvet

Cope of green voided velvet.
Sampler
Griet Ruwen, 1810
silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in cross and eyelet stitches on plain weave foundation

Alphabet, crowned monograms, and field of assorted motifs within an acorn vine.