biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Design for Sideboard with Pitcher and Punch Bowl Atop
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Pen and black ink on thin cream paper
Drawing

Rectangular sideboard with raised shelf at back of top and another shelf just above floor level; edges of top two shelves carved; uppermost shelf raised on four carved supports in column motifs; front legs also carved as columns; atop top shelf: stack of dessert plates, cup and saucer, and pitcher; atop sideboard top: cloth runner, punch bowl, and three glasses.
Plate
, 18th–mid-19th century
Glazed earthenware

Reticulated border, grape-leaf border.
Design for Four-Legged Cabinet with a Curtain
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Pen and black ink on thin cream paper
Drawing

Rectangular cabinet with molded top and open front, raised on 4 scroll-like legs; three inside shelves, partly hidden behind curtain at right; potted plant atop cabinet.
Ram's Head
, late 19th century
Brass, horn, glass
Matchsafe

In the form of a ram's head, with attached horns that curl up and around the ears, and black, faceted, glass eyes. Small, curved metal lid located at back of head. Striker in recessed groove on bottom.
Ceiling paper
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Trellis or grid pattern composed of foliate scrolls, quatrefoils in medallions at intersections.
Waves Breaking on Rocks with Cliffs in Background
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, after 1878
Graphite on cream wove paper
Sketchbook folio

Choppy ocean with rocks in center foreground and right foreground with cliffs to left.
Obelisk
, ca. 1700–25
Tin-glazed earthenware

Four-sided obelisk with molded bottom edge, ball finial, four ball feet; square base with molded top and bottom edges, four ball feet; painted in underglaze blue and yellow, on base with roundels each side, each with dragon or landscape, on top with reserves of flowers and landscapes.
Session House, Clerkenwell, from "Ackermann's Repository"
Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1756–1827, 1809
Aquatint, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

High ceilinged hall, with a double curve staircase, rear, leading to a large hall. Title, artists', and publisher's names below.
Fashion Plate from "Le Moniteur de la Mode"
E. Gailland, French, active 19th c., 1888
Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Children on a carousel. Four girls, center and right. Two boys, left. Description on verso. Artists' and publisher's names, title and date, below.
goblet
, ca. 1810–25
glass

Small, inverted pear-shaped bowl with flat bottom, short stem with flattened globular knop and broad, circular foot. Wheel engraved on upper part of bowl with alternating sprays and stars in groups of 4. Below, one ring and row of small hatch marks encircle bowl.
Primula Sinensis Filicifolia Rubra, Plate LXVIII from Edward George Henderson's "The Illustrated Bouquet"
E. G. Henderson and Son, English, ca. 1859 - 1886, ca. 1857–1864
Chromolithograph on paper
Print

Primula Sinensis Filicifolia Rubra, Plate LXVIII from Edward George Henderson's "The Illustrated Bouquet."
Ceiling paper
Ithaca Wall-Paper Mills, Ithaca Wall-Paper Mills, inc. 1900-1907, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Meallion-like shapes created with floral swags, connect by ribbons and bow knots. Printed in white on a pale pink or mauve ground.
Fishing Village
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, ca. 1883
Graphite and white heightening on grey paper
Drawing

Houses, center foreground. Sailboats in bay. Low ridge; coast line, beyond.
Sampler
Elizabeth Robson, English, 1719
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: cross, double running, upright Gobelin and eyelet stitches on a plain weave foundation

Alphabet, numerals, monograms, signature, verse, "By this you see what care my parents takes of me When land is gone and money spent then learning is most excellent" then bands of pattern.
With Lion on Tambour-Style Opening
, late 19th century
Ivory, wood, canvas, brass
Matchsafe

Rectangular, with left side curved to accomodate tambour-style opening, comprised of light and dark strips of wood adhered to canvas, which wrap around to underside of box. Cover features sliding ivory panel with central reserve of carved, reclining lion holding a shield with symbol of crusifix. Lion appears to have a stake in his back. Central reserve surrounded by intricately carved and pierced foliage. Interior lined in brass. Underside of sliding ivory panel scored with cross hatch marks for striker.
Dish
, 16th century
Engraved brass inlaid with silver

A wide rim with turned-over edge runs around a shallow dish with raised central boss. Scrolled cartouches are engraved with scenes from the chase and the Bible. In a round central medallion, a scrolled shield flanked by standing angels. Borders of bound fillets, interlacing lines and scrolling. Back fully engraved with foliation and a guilloche about shoulder. Engraved with name: Daniel D. Hanna.
Frieze
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Art Nouveau or Mission style. Abstracted tulip flowers with long stems arranged in threes in a pyramid shape, with another single flower between each group of three. Small ivy leaves create a scalloped line across the bottom. The top contains another scalloped line of leaves and stems. The background contains a series of short vertical lines. Printed in yellow, purple, and shades of green.
Design for a Cup or Saucer
Noritake, Japan and New York, New York, USA, 1880–1910
Brush and watercolor, pen and ink, graphite on cream paper
Drawing

Design for cup and saucer. Cup with pointed handle has bunch of flowers growing from ground with unfinished rim decoration in green with yellow stripes and dots and small blue leaves; saucer seen from plan view has similar bunch of flowers and identical border decoration as cup's rim.
basket
, 19th century
Silver
Miniature

Straight-sided rectangle increasing in dimensions toward top. Sides are of basket-woven wire. Two compartments, the longitudinal dividing wall rising to accommodate a pierced handle. Cable trim.
The Royal Pavilion, Brighton, Ceiling Design: a trellised balustrade, opening to the sky, possibly for entrance hall
Frederick Crace, English, 1779–1859, 1802 or earlier
Brush and watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite on white wove paper
Drawing

Perspective sky ceiling with trellis edge, one half is shown.
Border
, early 19th century
Technique: bobbin lace

Edge of bobbin lace, hill and mound border; early 19th century
Fashion Plate from Le Monde Elégant
, 1873
Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Girl at left in red and black, holding a jumprope. Woman, center, in a violet dress and cream coat with black lace. Woman at right in gray and blue. Title and date below.
Border
, 1850–75
Block-printed and flocked

Maroon flock rope with metallic gold clasps and beading with twine, cut out.
Chair seat
, 1800–1810
linen, silk Technique: counted stitch embroidery

Octagonal medallion of upholstery fabric illustrating a fable by Aesop known as "The Fox and the Goat." The pattern is in white and shades of yellow on a light blue ground.
Mourning sampler
, 1803
silk embroidery, paint and ink on silk foundation Technique: embroidered in stem, satin, knot stitches andcouching on plain weave foundation using chenille and loosely twisted threads, with painted background

An oval scene of a woman leaning on a tomb; a child with a basket of flowers is seated in front. The inscription on the tomb reads: 
In Memory of
Mr. John Nye
Obiit (sic) Oct 17 1803
Aetatis 28 

There is a large weeping willow on the left and a distant landscape of water and a town beyond. Only the trees, grass and shrubbery are embroidered; the rest is painted.
Allegorical Figure of "America"
Alcora Ceramic Factory, Spanish, 1727 – 1858, mid- 18th–early 19th century
soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
figure

Female figure wearing a feathered skirt, knee bands, epaulettes and headdress, seated on alligator; right hand holding a ladle, left resting on back of a cockatoo; on her back a quiver with arrows, and on the ground a severed human head; marbled socle.
Sidewall
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Medallion stripe pattern with each medallion containing a stylized floral motif, possibly a tulip. Printed in yellow, brown and tan on a light tan ground.
Border
, late 18th century
Technique: bobbin lace

Bobbin lace sample edge, floral borders; late 18th century Point de Lille
Case
, early 17th century
ivory, steel

1985-103-149-a: Elaborately carved ivory sheath for two implements...;     1985-103-149-b: Straight sided blade with round top, square plain ...;     1985-103-149-c: Fork has three curved tines, curved shoulders. Pla...
The Lord's Prayer paper cut-out
David Davidson, American, 1881–1967, May 13, 1858
Pen and ink, brush and ink on white paper
Paper cut-out

Lacey paper cut-out with the Lord's Prayer inscribed in calligraphy at center. It is dedicated to Peter Cooper.
Figures
, 18th century
Painted terracotta, glass (eyes)

Head slightly lifted to its left. Wings extending from shoulders. Painted flesh colors, with pink and blue accents on wings.  Nail driven into back of head for suspension. Glass eyes
Ceiling paper
Standard Wall-Paper Company, Standard Wall-Paper Company, Sandy Hill, New York, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Tile-like ceiling paper with square cells with simple, rectangular borders alternating with large diamond-shaped medallions and small square medallions composed of foliate detail. Diamond-shaped medallions also contain Maltese crosses. Printed in beige, gold and white on khaki ground.
Sampler
, 18th century
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, long-armed cross, eyelet, and double running stitches on plain weave foundation

Small sampler with church at top and grapes in middle.
Sidewall
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Floral design with acanthus scroll medallions filled with a bouquet of white roses. Medallions are linked by floral swags or garlands. Printed in white, green, tna, and brown on light brown ground.
Sampler
, 19th century
cotton and silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in running stitch (pattern darning) on plain weave foundation

Irregularly placed darning crosses and corner mends containing simulated plain weave and twill.
Plate with "Disheveled Birds" (One of Thirteen)
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, English, 1745 – 1784, ca. 1758–1769
soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel
plate

Scalloped edge with green feather motif. Fluted cavetto. At center, a tropical bird.
Sketchbook of Newport, Rhode Island, New Jersey and England Views
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, after 1890
Graphite, pen and ink on white wove paper, bound
Sketchbook folio

Landscape with hills; several houses at bottom of hills.
Sidewall
, 1800–1825
linen, paint

Horizontal section of coarse natural linen painted on one side with fragmentary medium- scale symmetrical design of bunch of three carnations (?) alternating with single large flower-head; smaller floral sprigs in interstices. Red, yellow, white, green and blue on black ground. One plain selvedge. Two French seams in linen.
Ceiling paper
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, textured

Foliate wreaths with crossed ribbons at four opposite points, with each continuing into a ribbon projection, circle in a strung bead circle centered within. Alternating secondary motifs form a faint grid pattern. Printed in metallic gold and yellow on light green ground.
Border
, 1880–87
Machine-printed

Aesthetic or Anglo-Japanesque style design. Very stylized and flat floral motifs. Printed two across. Printed in metallic green, copper and gold on a taupe ground.
Sampler
, mid-19th century
wool embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, satin, long-armed cross wth knotted raised stitches on plain weave foundation

Initials in center, three raised areas of pattern.
Sidewall
, 1825–35
Block-printed on handmade paper

Strapwork and stylized foliation, similar to tile work or ashlar block design.  Printed in green, gray, and black on pale off-white ground.
Sampler
Ann Gawthorn, English, late 18th century
silk embroidery on wool foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, marking cross and eyelet stitches on plain weave foundation

Within a curving floral border, alphabets and text: 
For every trifle scorn to take offence
That always shows great pride or little sense
Good nature and good sense should ever join
To err is human to forgive devine
Waves Breaking on Beach with Cliffs
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, after 1878
Graphite on cream wove paper
Sketchbook folio

Waves coming onto shore in foreground, cliffs in back on left.
Sidewall
, 1813–23
Block-printed on handmade paper

Repeating paper probably used for a border. Bamboo trellis, diagonal bamboo strips forming squares some of which are crossed with smaller strips of bamboo. Printed on pale blue ground.
Garment
, 18th century
silk Technique: embroidered; lined

Small dress of light brown silk, scalloped at sleeves and hem; embroidered with flowers, leaves and scrolls in colored silks and metal (gold and silver wound  around a silk core). Embrodery design and colors alike on both front and back. Lined with blue silk.
Nuremberg Castle, Germany
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, March 24, 1867
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Sketch of a tower and street with pedestrians.
sidewall
Robert Jones, British, active 1815 – 1833, 1817–27
Block printed on handmade paper, varnish

Lower portion of one of four or more lengths, composing panel set used in repeating fashion in rooms at Royal Pavilion. At bottom, horizontal wave design above which, at right, is half a large flower. Rest of field filled with pairs of dolphins, star fish. Printed in yellow on deep yellow ground.
Driving Home the Corn
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, November 13, 1858
Wood engraving in black ink on paper
Print

A man and two women coming home with the corn as another man drives the ox-teams. Upper half of the page.
Ceiling paper
Robert Graves Co., New York, New York, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Repeating design of a floral sprig forming a near circular shape. Pink flowers at bottom center, gold sprig at top. Printed in pink, green, white and metallic gold on a light green ground.
Textile
, early 18th century
silk, metallic thread Technique: plain compound weave with discontinuous supplementary weft twill

Fragment of a large-scale chinoiserie design of a pavilion, a man fishing, and oversized flowers and foliage in multicolored silk on a beige ground patterned with gold and silver foliage arabesques.
Sampler
Elizabeth Mercer, American, 1796
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in chain, feather, couching, stem, and satin stitches on plain weave foundation

A cornucopia is spilling an assortment of flowers; it is surrounded by butterflies and birds. An estucheon below the cornucopia is inscribed Jamesscoll (?) for W.L. Kenney, Nov. 1, 1796,  and an inscription appears in the lower left corner: Worked by Elizabeth Mercer, Nov. 1- 25 1796. With a traliling floral vine border on all sides. The fabric has been pieced: the field and borders are not of the same foundation fabric.
Fragment
, 13th century
wool on linen

Fragment with narrow brown geometric bands on linen.
Study of Right Hand for the Priest in the "Communion of the Sick"
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, 1844–45
Graphite, white chalk on tan wove paper
Drawing

Part of sleeve and right hand, holding a flat plate.
Bandbox
, ca. 1840
Block-printed on handmade paper, cardboard support

Blue field. Medallion scene of a woman on horse talking with a man on foot, within a framework of twisted foliage. Pink, green and white field.
Study: A nude
, 1750–1775
Red and white chalk on light brown paper
Drawing

Vertical composition of a nude in a walking pose shown in profile from the right side. His right arm is raised and his head turned. The lower parts of the legs are outlined in white.
Fragment of ornament for panel
, ca. 1750
Gilded wood

Ornament for a panel; dragon entwined in rocaille foliage and frills.
Sidewall
Jacquemart & Bénard, France, 1792–93
Block printed on handmade paper

Horizontal rectangle, with portion of circular motif. An oak wreath, on dark blue field, surrounds a circular medallion with gray frame containing seated female figure; she leans upon a staff surmounted by a Liberty Cap, and holds in her right hand a small figure of Victory proffering a wreath. Around part of the circumference of the medallion is the motto: "Unite Indivisibilite de la Republique." Designed for the French Revolution. The seated female figure is presumably Marianne or Liberty.
Design for an Altar at San Petronio, Bologna
Flaminio Innocenzi Minozzi, Italian, 1735 – 1817, late 18th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Steps lead up to the altar in what is probably meant as an entirely painted niche pavillion. A curtain hangs in the rear intercolumniations. Angels crouching on the triangular pediment hold a cross. The Annunciation is shown in the lunette. Two coffered arches.
L’ORDRE DORIQUE
Louis-Gustave Taraval, French, 1738 – 1794, 1768–75
Etching on paper
Print

Design for a portico featuring Neoclassical motifs associated with the classical architectural orders of ancient Greece and Rome. Stairs leading up to a door with an overdoor architrave features a frieze and a pyramid with sunrays. The portico is supported by four doric columns. The entablature above includes a frieze of triglyphs and metopes. Above an arch with a cross part-covered by a textile and festoon of leaves held by two seated putti. Rosettes on either side of the arch. The plate is tilted, signed, and numbered.
Le Palais Roïal du côté de l’Entrée
Gabriel Perelle, French, 1604–1677, late 17th century
Etching on laid paper
Print

Two plates printed on a single sheet. Architectural views of buildings and bridges in Paris. Above, the entrance façade of the Palais Royal in Paris. Below, a view of the River Seine and the Pont Royal (Bridge) from the Pont Neuf (Bridge). The views include figures, boats, barges, and carriages. The plates are titled and signed. The plates are titled and signed.
Design for an Embroidery or Woven Fabric of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1805–1815
Brush and white gouache on glazed tracing paper pasted on paper
Drawing

Top row: four boughs with a pending bead and blossom each. Bottom row, staggered: five pending blossoms.
Stage Design, Interior of Palace
Angelo Toselli, ca. 1765? – 1826, early 19th century
Pen and sepia ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Interior of palace with high vaults, several sculptures on pedestal.
Sidewall
, 1840s
Block printed on paper

Stripes of small geometrical forms printed in blue, dotted in red, flanking wide central panel set with large vine of roses and forget-me-nots in natural colors, and foliate forms in green.
Christ and the adulterous woman
, ca. 1800
Brush and gray wash, red crayon, and pencil on light gray paper.
Drawing

Nude figures.  At left, a group of four disciples.  Christ extends his left hand toward the woman, who kneels ashamed and points with the right hand to the turbulent group of men.  In the interval between Christ and the group at right, are, in the background, two women with a child.  An arcade is in the background.  ON the reverse a pencil sketch of one of the figures and in opposite directions, a red crayon sketch of a sitting figure under an arch.
Chandelier. Lampe.
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1775-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Designs for a candlestick and a hanging lamp. The candlestick is elevated on a scrolling, acanthus leaf base. The shaft of the candlestick is fluted, and includes gadrooning and acanthus leaf ornamentation. On the rise of the plate is a hanging, bowl-shaped lamp with bar course, drapery, acanthus leaf ornamentation, and a pinecone finial at the bottom. The plate is signed and numbered.
Huilier à deux Caraffon orné d'une Casolette antique posé sur un socle orné de Blason sur les deux faces
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1788–1796
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Design for a double sided oil cruet with an antique-style vessel perched on a snake-wound tripod. The plate is numbered.
Ornament Design
Jean-Baptiste Huet, French, 1745 – 1811, 1776–89
Crayon manner etching in red ink on paper
Print

Arabesque ornament design featuring an oval profile portrait of a woman surrounded by cornucopia of flowers, ribbons, foliate branches, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), rosettes, and foliate scrolls. The plate is numbered.
Title Page
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, 19th century
Pen, ink and wash on paper
Print

Manuscript title page with a pen, ink, and wash decorative boarder. Title, artists, location, and date are in pen facsimile framed within a boarder decorated with festoons of flowers, scrolling acanthus leaves (rinceaux), cornucopia of fruit, festoons of laurel leaves, shell clasp, and trophies of musical instruments on the sides, with crowns of flowers hanging from tied ribbons. The trophies include a lure, bagpipe (or musette), lyre, quiver of arrows, and musical scores.
Landscape with Abraham and the Three Angels
Johannes van Londerseel, Flemish, ca. 1570 - ca. 1624, 1614
Engraved on white paper
Print

Landscape with threes and a roat at right. Kneeling Abraham and three angels on it. Left mid-distance several houses; a church and ruins of a castle at horizon.
Dessein de la colation qui fut donné a monseigneur par Monsr. Le Prince
Jean Berain, the elder, French, 1640-1711, 1711
Engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Scene of a room in the middle of the labyrinth at Chantilly with elaborate table settings of refreshments with courtiers all around. The plate has been trimmed and some of the text is missing, but in a comparitive version it is signed "Berain inven."; "Dolivart fecit."; and "Se vend à Paris Chez Madame le Pautre sous les Charniers Saints Innocents. Avec privilege du Roy."
Pleated fan
, late 19th century
Paper leaf with chromolithograph, wood sticks stamped with gilt

Pleated fan. Obverse shows a bullfighting scene. Sticks are varnished light wood with a stamped gilt design.
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 laurel leaf ornamentation, including a garland of laurel leaves that winds up and down over the belly of the vase, looped over a series of plugs. The vase is elevated on a low, simple plinth, and there is evidence of grasses around it. The plate is signed and numbered.
Sidewall
, ca. 1700
Leather, stamped, silvered, painted

Diapered field of varnished silver, foliage in green.
Christ Saving Peter from Drowning
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, ca. 1580–1605
Recto: pen and brown ink, brush and brown and black washes over black chalk on laid paper. Verso: pen and brown ink over black chalk on laid paper.
Drawing

Recto: Christ, standing on water at right in the foreground, reaches out a hand to Peter, shown swimming below him, reaching out for help. A boat is in the background, tossed by the waves. A small figure with arms outstretched stands on the shore beyond. 
Verso: Two kettles, each shown with the spout facing forward. Their handles stand upright. Below appears a standing cup, much smaller, with two handles and a lid.
Flowers with Bird, Plate 16
, 18th century
Engraving on paper
Print

Flowers with bird, plate 16.
Button
, 1801–25
Brass

1931-59-128: Circular, convex button with ornament showing two ...