biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Sidewall
William Woolams and Co., ca. 1848
Block-printed paper

Major motif a gold heart enframed by a fetterlock with accompanying motto: Corda Serata Pando. In staggered relationship to this, a circular medallion contains the letter "M" superimposed on the letter "L". Twisted rope embellishments connect monograms. Printed for Lady Macdonald Lockhart for use at Lee Castle, Lanarkshire. On verso is stamped almost illegibly: "John G. Crace / 14 Wigmore Street."
Sidewall
, 1840–70
Machine-printed paper

Wood grained paper with various grains forming vertical stripes.
Knife
, ca. 1600
steel, bone, brass, wood

Elongated blade with straight cutting edge, upper edge tapering downward to the point, engraved with profile scrolled pattern on both sides; at bolster coverse with eagle, reverse with fleur-de-lis. Handle similar to 1985-103-39.
Doily
, ca. 1900
linen, silk Technique: plain weave embroidered in stem, running, satin, knot, detached chain, looping and speckling stitches

Doily embroidered in a circular, floral Art Nouveau pattern with multi-colored silk thread.
Scotsman in Evening Attire
Charles Dana Gibson, American, 1867–1944, ca. 1900
Graphite, pen and black ink with watercolors on paperboard
Drawing

Young man in kilts and dinner jacket with red lapels, standing, in the act of removing his white gloves.
Sidewall
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Gray ground, vertical bands bearing large oval motifs composed of gold geometric shapes with lotus flowers crowned by gray mosaic  geometric structure with abstract flowers.
Sidewall
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Brown striations having the appearance of an imitation grasscloth.
Border
, early 18th century
linen Technique: needle lace

Border in a design of asymmetric floral and foliated sprays rising from urn-shaped forms in an inverted repeat pattern.
Fashion Plate from Le Moniteur de la Mode
E. Gailland, French, active 19th c., 1887
Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Two women and a child looking at a caged deer in a park. Artists' and pubisher's names and date below. Descirption on verso.
Frieze
Wm. Campbell Wall Paper Company, 1872, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Metallic gold bouquets connected by festoons overlapped by white foliate scrolls. Acanthus leaves and white flowers adorn scrolls. Printed in green, white and metallic gold on green background.
Frieze
York Wall Paper Company, 1895, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Borders printed two across (mirror). Three stylized tulips alternating with a single, larger tulip. Flowers are shaded by stripes of differing shades of pink. Top is decorated with green stripe and elongated foliate scrolls. Bottom has bands of dark and light green. Pink stripe pattern mimicking tulip coloring that fills the negative space between the green border and the leafy foliage. Beige ground with very subtle light beige vertival discontinuous lines. On top of this is an overall layer of small black vermiculation. Art Nouveau/Mission Style. 
Printed in selvedge: "Y. W. P. Co"
Wild Anemone
, ca. 1830
Brush and watercolor, brush and ink on paper
Drawing

A branch with three pink blossoms. Inscribed, lower right (in ink): "Wild Anemone".
knife
, ca. 1618
silver, steel, gold plating

straight sided tapering handle engraved with figures of Ceris, Bacchus, scenes from a tale Knife (a): straight sided tapering handle engraved with figures of Ceris, Bacchus, scenes from a tale, grotesques and masks. Shaped and pierced terminal with gilt baluster finial; pointed steel blade; knife (b): straight sided tapering handle engraved with figures of Perveirs ?, Hermurs ?, scenes from a tale invluding Susannah and the Elders, grotesques and masks. Shaped and pierced terminal with gilt baluster finial; pointed steel blade.
Half Morning - Walking Dress
Ackermann’s, London, England, 1819
Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Fashion plate of a woman standing by a staircase, holding a large ermine muff. She wears a gray dress under a brown-violet coat. Title and publisher's name below.
Tree Trunks, Darmstadt
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, June 27, 1867
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Sketch of two tree trunks with roots.
Sampler
, 1600–1650
silk and metal-wrapped silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in tent, half cross, chain, running, and encroaching Gobelin stitches in silk; crossed chain, plaited braid, back, ladder, and chain stitch over double ladder stitches in metal-wrapped silk; wrapping created by over ladder, wrapping over double ladder, and encroaching Gobelin stitching

"Spot" sampler with flowers, fragments of repeating pattern, a snail, a deer, a fish, and a falconer.  Traces of original ink drawing can be seen on foundation. Many areas have practice stitches.  Selvedge top and bottom.
Fragments
, 18th century
silk Technique: woven

Two lengths of woven fabric showing ribbons creating a diamond grid. Bows at the intersections of the grid and enclose a small floral sprig (alternate rows counterfaced) on a rust background.
Borders
, 19th century
cotton Technique: embroidered in chain stitch

Narrow border pieces cut from garments embroidered with small, abstract repeat pattern in dark blue, pink and orange chain stitch.
Sidewall
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine printed paper

Very petite traingles printed over equally fine cross-hatch or mesh pattern. Printed in yellow on tan or ungrounded paper.
Flounce
, 19th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace made in Lille style with heavy outlining thread

Lille-style bobbin lace flounce with an allover symmetrical design on a net ground in a design of angular curves, garlands and swags. Flounce has been set into a silk tape at top.
Shawl
, early 19th century
wool Technique: embroidery on twill ground

Chevron stripes overlaid with an arabesque pattern, filled with butah and floral forms. Border on four sides with small butah pattern. Embroidered in reds, blues, greens and yellow on an ivory ground.
Comb
, ca. 1870
Tortoiseshell, jet

Comb of tortoiseshell decorated with large star arrangement in jet. Alternating rays of pointed and dotted rays radiating from circcular central element.
Textile
, ca. 1300
wool, cotton Technique: slit tapestry with wrapping; weft-faced plain weave; SLIT TAPESTRY: limited use of non-horizontal welts, sometimes between color areas only; two-faced; long slits are sewn together; SIDES: remains of attached fabric; ENDS: warp selvage on one end, turned udner and sewn down; other end cut, turned under, and sewn.

Strip patterned by narrow bands containing bird heads (?) with tassels on backgrounds of varying colors including shades of red, pink, light brown, orange and yellow. A triangular stepped or toothed border on four sides with a single ivory tapestry woven strip attached to one side - [there must have been others attached].
Sidewall
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Landscape medallions printed in an architectural style, against a trellis background. large flowers in front of the landscape view with mountain vistas in the distance.
Border
, 16th century
linen Technique: punto in aria needle lace

Narrow border of triangular pendants.
Sidewall - fragment
, 1770–75
Block-printed on handmade paper

Double rows of pale green vertical ladder stripes bordered by columns of green and red sprigs. Along every other vertical double row is placed a widely spaced vertical series of small roses and other flowers. Irregular horizontal rectangle. Printed on neutral ground.
Yellow-Crowned Weaver, Plate 32 from Birds of Western Africa
William Home Lizars, Scottish, 1788 - 1859, 1837
Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Long-legged, three-toed  bird, predominantly brown with white and black bands. Near a lake. Title and artists' names below.
Tray
The Sweetser Company, New York, New York, active 1900 – 1915, 1900–1915
silver, gold
tray

1996-58-1/4: Octagonal tray with upraised rim decorated with Ja...;     1996-58-1-a,b: Octagonal tray with upraised rim decorated with Ja...;     1996-58-2: Cylindrical form with applied gold edges and chase...;     1996-58-3-a,b: Squat cylindrical form with applied gold edges and...;     1996-58-4: Cylindrical form with applied gold edges and chase...
Cricket Game
Ricardo de los Ríos, Spanish, 1847 - 1929, ca. 1890
Engraving on vellum
Print

Young men playing cricket on a large field. A tent, center, and people lined up along the edge of the field. A village, left, and hills beyond. Lower left, a boat, with the artist's name (in graphite), lower right.
Trimming
, ca. 1830
silk

Trimming fragment in a design of yellow scrolling leaves on a purple ground.
Pocket book
, 19th century
silk and metal thread embroidery on silk foundation Technique: embroidered

Pocket book with embroidered cover. Cover on one side shows initials "S.A.M." within a floral border. On the other, the word "Souvenir" and four arrows with flowers and ribbons within border working on fine silk canvas. Lining is white satin. Satin covered book of white paper and pencil held in place by four satin straps that are fitted inside the pocket book.
Distant View of Damascus, Syria
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, May 2, 1868
Graphite, brush and white gouache on light green paper
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a distant view of the city of Damascus in Syria from a nearby canyon or wadi. In the foreground at right, a barren hillside nearby steeply descends to a wooded are with a stream at the base of the canyon. The opposite wall of the canyon is extremely rugged with layers of rock strata visible throughout the mountainside. A domed structure, possibly the Mount Qasioun Observatory, is perched atop this prominence at center left. In the distance at center, the city of Damascus, with its numerous towers and domes, is visible beyond a wooded are in the middle distance. In the background, a faint mountain range forms an undulating horizon.
Title Page
Jean Le Pautre, French, 1618–1682, 1656–57
Etching on laid paper
Print

Title page and an interior scene featuring a wall with two doorways decorated with ornately carved paneling and overdoors, and a tapestry in the center. Figures in the room and in the doorways. The scene is framed by scrolling leaves, fruit, mascarons (masks), drapery, caryatids, foliate branches, putti and a cartouche in the lower center with the title of the series.
LA THÉOLOGIE
Clément Pierre Marillier, French, 1740 – 1808, 1759–80
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Allegorical vignette representing theology from a series of twelve (including title page). The title is lettered in the center, framed by clouds, a pyramid, sun rays, putti, a trellis with grapes and vine leaves, a cross, textiles, a fluted column topped with a triangular storage box with a book inside, liturgical objects such as a chalice, and a thurible on an altar with more grapes and vine leaves. Bellow to the left, a putto partly dressed in vestments holds a quill and a book, with cardinals' vestments below. To his right, a roundel portrait of Bossuet. The plate is signed.
Détails d'une Imperiale Ovale
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1775-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Design for an oval bed canopy, including the joinery as well as some carved details, such as a bouquet of flowers at top. The plate is signed and numbered.
Sampler
, 17th century
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: satin, cross, double running, eyelet and surface stitches on plain weave

Cross borders showing floral ornament and dogs.  Also an alphabet.
Design for a Waistcoat
, 1780-1790
Various gouaches on paper
Drawing

Design for the embroidery of the left bottom part of a man's waistcoat. Dark lilac stripes form the edges of the waistcoat and of the pocket, and a base line inside of the pocket. A flower rinceau is shown over it and flower boughs over the bottom edge of the waistcoat.
Minerva, Mercury, Juno and Venus on Clouds, Study after Marcantonio Franceschini
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1821–22
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk on white heavy wove paper
Sketchbook folio

At top, Mercury, flying upside down, hovers over figures of Minerva, Juno and Venus with Amor seated on clouds; two winged putti with torches and wreath float below.
Harbor
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1880
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Sketch of a harbor with anchored ships.
Army Camp with Buildings and Tents
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1862
Graphite on cream colored wove paper, mounted in an album
Drawing

Horizontal sketch of an army camp.
Print
Alexis Peyrotte, French, 1699–1769, ca. 1750
Hand-colored etching with watercolor on paper

A man helps a woman rise, taking her hands. beneath a large tree on a knoll. Trees in background.
Fragment
, 15th century
silk, metallic Technique: supplementary warp loops in plain weave foundation (velvet) with supplementary weft.

Incomplete pomegranate motifs at left and right in green velvet with metallic.
Design for the Crest of a Mirror with Alternative Suggestions
, 1740–1775
Black chalk, pen and ink on paper
Drawing

Design for the crest of a mirror. Scrolling acanthus leaves and floral garlands. At center, an asymmetrical rocaille.
Designs for Wall Lights (Wall Sconces)
André-Charles Boulle, French, 1642 – 1732, ca. 1715
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Nine designs for wall lights (wall sconces), including detailed sections of the wall lights with burning candles. The metalwork designs are decorated with ornament and motifs including a vase, ewer, basket of flowers, festoons of leaves, flowers, winged creatures (griffin), mascarons (masks), scrolling leaves, foliate scrolls, scrolling acanthus leaves, c-scrolls, s-scrolls, fleurons, fluting and gadrooning. The designs are titled, the plate is numbered, and signed by the publisher.
Cornice (Ceiling) Design
Jean-Bernard Turreau, French, 1672 - 1731, early 18th century
Etching on laid paper
Print

Detail of a cornice design for decorative ceilings featuring a trophy ornament in the corner and cartouche to the right including mascarons (masks), putti, draped textiles, fleurons, rosettes, birds, flowers, foliate scrolls, scrolling leaves, dolphins, shells, female figures, trident, and fish scale pattern. The plate is signed.
In the Ravine above Bastion Falls, The Catskills, New York, No.260 from the second series of Catskill Mountain Scenery
J. Loeffler, American, c. 1875
Pair of collodion prints
Stereoview

View looking up a mountain stream with large boulders placed in the foreground. A mountain shows in the distance between trees.
Button
, late 19th century
nickel and brass

1940-66-1-a: circular button with metal shank; nickel ornamente...
Design for an Earring
, ca. 1780
Pen and black ink, brush and gray watercolor on light green paper
Drawing

Jewelry design for an earring. The usual scheme with a disk above and three drops below. In the center, two doves above leafy stems, fastened by a small knot, with a blossom on top and at center. Bevelled corners.
Two Frieze Designs
Jean Le Pautre, French, 1618–1682, before 1666
Etching on laid paper
Print

Two frieze designs with men wrestling lions, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), wave pattern molding, and leaf moldings. The plate is numbered and lettered with the publisher's address below.
Rosette Design for a Ceiling
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1785-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Rosette design for a ceiling with, from back edge to sight edge, draped floral garland, lamb tongue, strung leaves, lamb tongue, scrolling acanthus leaves, bead course, bound leaves, lamb tongue ornamentation. The profile of the rosette is provided below. The plate is signed and numbered.
Botanical Sketches, South America
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1853 or 1857
Graphite on brown wove paper
Drawing

Landscape and botanical sketch showing two stalks of bamboo at left and a group of palm trees along a riverbank at right. At bottom left, leaves and weeds stand in running water.
Head of a walking stick
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1746–1809
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Head of a walking stick.
Towel
, 19th century
cotton, metallic thread Technique: plain weave with supplementary weft looping and supplementary continuous weft

White solid looped uncut pile except at ends, where on a border of plain weave, a secondary gold weft forms a symmetrical design of palmettes and flower-filled urns, with geometric and highly conventionalized foliate border. Scalloped fringe on ends.
Four Designs for Furniture Legs
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1849–66
Etching on paper
Print

Four designs for carved furniture legs, tapered and fluted with scrolling leaves, rosettes, and floral motifs. The plate is signed with the printmaker, publisher, and original designer, and numbered
Adoration of the Shepherds
Francesco Saverio Mergolo, Italian, 1746–1786, ca. 1750–90
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray, brown wash, black chalk on paper
Drawing

Nativity scene showing the infant Christ child reclining on hay at center, glowing with light, surrounded by Joseph and the Virgin Mary. Three additional figures of shepherds kneel in adoration, each cast in dramatic shadow. Farm animals (cows and dogs) surround the figures. In the sky above, groups of putti holding banners in the clouds. Squared for enlargement in black chalk.
Sidewall
, 1890–1900
Machine-printed, mica finish

Dark cream ground with leaf and flower design in white, tan and blue-gray. Mica finish.
Designs for Decorative Ironwork, Plate 95 from Divers dessins de balcons a plusieurs usages (Variety of Balcony Designs)
Claude René Gabriel Poulleau, French, b.1749, 1757–1776
Engraving on paper
Print

A variety of designs for ironwork including balustrades and bannisters.
Console avec son profil
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Design for a bracket with views of its front and side. The bracket is decorated with a satyr head mascaron and an acanthus leaf. Below is another small bracket with draped leaf garland and a ribbon. The plate is signed.
Looking East at Sunset, Cali, Colombia
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, July 31, 1853
Graphite on white wove paper
Drawing

Mixed studies showing multiple views of a house, coconut trees, and the city of Cali, Colombia. Leaf divided into four folded sections. In upper left, a view of Cali looking east at sunset is shown. Tall mountains comprise background. At upper right, two studies of a lone house and six coconut trees blowing in the wind are visible.
Design for an Embroidered or Woven Horizontal Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1805–1815
Brush and white gouache on glazed tracing paper
Drawing

A row of four plants.
Kneeling Man
Gian Giacomo Barbelli, 1601–1650
Red crayon,brush and white gouache on brown laid paper
Drawing

Kneeling man with right hand pointing and left hand lying upon his breast.
Élévation Géometralle d’une Décoration pour un feu d’artifice qui devait être exécuté de reliéf a Nimphembourg, dedié a S.A.S.E. de Baviere par son tres humble tres obeissant et tres Respectueux Serviteur et sujet, F. de Cuvillies fils
François de Cuvilliés the younger, German, 1731 - 1777, 1770
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

An exterior elevation of an ephemeral building for a firework display planned for the Palace of Nymphenburg in Munich. The domed building features three stories supported by columns, and decorated with windows, sculptures, fountains, festoons, vases, and potted plants. With four large columns topped with figures. The plate is titled, numbered, signed, and dated.
Divers détails executée dans differents jardins
Jean-Charles Krafft, French, 1764 - 1833, 1812
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

An architectural print illustrating various elevations and sectional views for garden bridges and gates decorated with different motifs including Chinoiserie and gothic ornament. The plate is titled, signed, and numbered.
Trimming
, 19th century
silk Technique: woven

White trimming fragment in a design of an ornamented zigzag band.
The Catskills at Sunset, Hudson, New York
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, June 1870
Brush and oil, graphite on paperboard
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of the Catskill Mountains at sunset, as viewed from or near the artist's property known as Olana. Wooded hills rendered in hues of green and purple overlap one another in the foreground and middle distance, while in the background, the northern range of the Catskill Escarpment is streaked with the sunset's orange rays. The clouds and atmosphere above are suffused in luminous golden light. The creamy gray ground is visible along the upper margin.
Plate 15 from Cahier d ornements et frises dessinés (Book of Ornaments and Friezes)
Henri Sallembier, French, ca. 1753 - 1820, 1777
Engraving on paper
Print

Page divided horizontally into two friezes, each with a scrolling arabesques.
Dame Chinoise
François Boucher, French, 1703–1770, 1738-1745
Etching on laid paper
Print

Plate printed with a female figure dressed in Chinese costume (chinoiserie) sitting on a chair and shaded by a parasol. She holds her left hand down to a small dog. On the table next to her is a steaming vase above a burning flame. The plate is signed and numbered.
Earthenware Jar
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1877
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Jar with two handles. A label with number "24" is depicted on the jar.
Embroidery sample
, ca. 1775–1805
silk taffeta, silk thread, silver wire, sequins and glass Technique: embroidered on taffeta

Formal foliate pattern, embroidered with white silk, silver wire and sequins and glass on a ground of purple taffeta.
Study of Basin, Siena Cathedral
Walter Shirlaw, American, b. Scotland, 1838–1909, ca. 1872
Graphite and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Holy water basin in Siena Cathedral. A pillar on the left, two figures in right background.
Title Page
Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742, ca. 1900
Photomechanical print
Bound print

Cartouche with the series title printed in the center. The plate is numbered but not signed.
Sunbeams over Mountains, Jamaica
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, May–September 1865
Graphite and gray wove paper
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of sunbeams cast over a mountainous landscape in Jamaica at twilight. Rugged, sharp, and layered mountain ridges extend from the middle distance to the horizon, where rays cast by the setting sun dramatically emanate into the sky, like spokes of a wheel. Few clouds hang on either side of the sunset, at left and right, but the sky is otherwise open.
Woodblock Trial Proof for a Printed Textile
, 1780–90
Brush and gouache on white paper
Drawing

Blue tuberose blooms and buds with leaves on single stem.
Mount
, ca 1800
Stamped, cast and chased gilt bronze

A lyre formed of berried foliage centered by a torch.
An Escutcheon
, ca. 1590
Black chalk, pen and ink, brush and bistre wash on laid paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. A scrollwork escutcheon showing a female mask at top center, a satyr mask laterally, male mask between them. On verso: a seated woman reading and framed by a quatrefoil which forms the center of the panel with trefoils at bottom and on top. Plant scrolls and female masks facing each other as decoration. The upper panel is fasted by nails to the lower, slightly shorter one.
Sketches for Portrait of Marguerite Burrows
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, November 18, 1884
Graphite on grey-brown paper
Drawing

Sketch of the doll "Sarah" held in a right hand. Verso: Two right hands, upper left. One left hand, lower left. Girls legs crossed, right.
Flambeau
Pierre Germain, French, 1703 - 1783, 1748
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for a candelstick decorated with ornament motifs including bound reed, scalloping, garland, bead course, rinceaux, and leaves. The plate is signed and numbered.