biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Chair
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1785–1790
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Seen from the front. The back is a curved escutcheon supported below by a small angular panel with trellis. Most of the inside is upholstered with ribbons passing through rosettes in the upper scrolls of the escutcheon and ending on the back with tassels. The arms spring from the sides of the back and are supported by the front legs. The front of the frame of the seat and the back legs are similar to those in -2051. Usual background. On the verso is a part of evidently the same plan as -2052.
Design for an Embroidered or Woven Corner Motif of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800–1825
Brush and white gouache on glazed tracing paper
Drawing

A calyx is obliquely shown at an angle; it carries an oblong from which two leaves rise. Serpents stand upon these, separated by a rosette which frame sthe bottom of a lace panel, the other sides of which are bordered by paper. A pair of pylons and a kind of crown. A crescent and a star stand over the motif which is enclosed laterally by two leaf boughs rising from the calyx.
English Landscape
, 18th century
Brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

English landscape
Plan and Elevation for the Chapel of Orazio Lancellotti at San Giovanni Archbasilica
Giovanni Battista De Rossi, Italian, ca. 1601 - 1678, ca. 1675
Engraving, brush and blue wash on paper
Print

Plan and Elevation for the Chapel of Orazio Lancellotti at San Giovanni Archbasilica.
Pleated fan
, ca. 1840
Paper and parchment leaf with hand-colored lithograph, carved, painted and gilded mother-of-pearl sticks

Pleated fan. Narrow leaf with hand-colored lithograph on paper backed with painted parchment; sticks of carved and incised mother-of-pearl, washer and metal loop at the rivet. The obverse shows a garden party with a central cartouche of a gentlemen with two ladies. The reverse has a girl and boy playing a pipe. Both sides have a gilt border and decoration.
Fragments of an incomplete cartoon for cotton printing: La Course au Sanglier
Claude-Louis Desrais, French, 1746–1816, 1785
Pen and black ink with gray washes on paper
Drawing

The composition of this design for a textile, includes four hounds crossing a small stream; hunters with spears and dogs pursuing the chase in the vicinity of a memorial column; a hunter with a spear directing two hunting dogs to the scent; a hunter on horseback, seen from the back; three hunters on horseback, and one unmounted, with three hunting dogs attacking a wild boar.
Border
, 1850–1900
linen Technique: bobbin lace, Mechlin style

Section of a wide border or flounce of Mechlin-style lace. Fine hexagonal net ground with dots, but almost entirely covered with a design of inverted leaves, flower clusters and flower sprays springing up into the net. Cordonnet emphasizes the design. Very fine thread.
Saucers
, early 19th century
Tin-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed decoration, overglaze decoration and lustre

Two saucers with pink lustre banding and pink transfer-printed figures of Faith, Hope and Charity.
Lodoiska
Favre Petitpierre, France, 1802–1818, early 19th century
cotton Technique: copper roller printed on plain weave
Textile

Purple on a white ground with a repeating pattern of four vignettes showing figures in sixteenth century European costumes and Eastern dress in the setting of a castle or landscape and labeled: "Pulauski accorde la main de Lodoiska a Lovzinski; Lodoiska et Lovzinski au pouvoir de Dourlinski; Lovzinski sauve Lodoiska des flammes; Pulauski provoque la colore de Lovzinski."
CHAO NIÉNE ou Jeune Chinois
Antoine Watteau, French, 1684–1721, 1731
Etching on laid paper
Print

From a series of twelve prints, a Chinese youth seated in a landscape, leaning on a stone plinth, buildings in the background. The plate is titled, signed, and numbered.
Design for a Mass-Operational House Designed by Hector Guimard, Roof Covering Construction
Hector Guimard, French, 1867–1942, October 1920
Pen and black ink, graphite on tracing paper
Drawing

Design for a mass-operational house by Guimard, detailing the roof covering.
Fragment
Oberkampf & Cie., Jouy-en-Josas, France, 1759–1815, late 18th century
cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave foundation (black, red and yellow); blue brushed over yellow for green

Flower in diamond grid on picottage background.
Sketch for the Painting in the Chancel of St. Bartholomew, New York City
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, 1893–94
Brush and gouache, graphite on blueprint
Drawing

Christ standing on a sphere which is supported by angels, and a glory of angels surrounds Him. Charity, Faith, and an angel are shown in the bottom center.
The Alps
John Sartain, American, 1808–1897, 1847
Mezzotint and engraving in black ink on paper
Print

Horizontal rectangle. In the foreground, and in distance, soldiers on horseback crossing the mountains. An elephant, near lower right.
Fragment
, 17th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, continuous tape with bars added

Fragment with a scrolling tape pattern of pendant leaves.
Drawing
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1810-1822.
Pencil. Pen, ink. Brush, bistre. Rough greyish paper.

Horizontal Rectangle. Shown sitting in front of a trophy of arms, carrying the shield with the left hand' the sword with the right hand.
Return of the Prodigal Son
Lucas van Leyden, Netherlandish, ca. 1494–1533, 1510
Engraving on off-white laid paper
Print

Horizontal rectangle. On a bluff before a building the aged father is seen receiving the returning prodigal son, who kneels before him. Eleven other figures witness the scene. A hilly landscape vista opens to the rear. State I
Group of Angels
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, ca. 1895
Graphite on laid paper
Drawing

Central angel facing frontally with arms upraised. Angel to right in left profile, with a cloud. Others at right with hands folded.
Fragments
, early 19th century (1812)
linen Technique: embroidery on net

"A" shows a vase of flowers and on either side a horn with flowers.
"B" the border has naturalistic flowers and leaves with a scalloped edge.
Title Page, The Great Passion
Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528, 1510
Woodcut on laid paper
Print

Christ is seated, at right, wearing a crown of thorns. A man kneels before Him. Four lines of printed text above (the title). Eight lines below and thirty on verso.
Design for a Trophy of Arms
, 1730-1760
Red crayon on paper
Drawing

Hanging from a shell. A battle axe and a helmet are above, a shield and a mace in the centre, a sword, a quiver, another object and a cloth with tassels below.
Design for a Memorial Window for Albert Spencer
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, ca. 1895
Brush and watercolor, white gouache, graphite on tan paper
Drawing

A long panel with arched top. St. Paul lies on the deck of a ship; an angel appears before him.
Sense of Taste
Paul Scarron, French, 1610 - 1660, mid- 17th century
Brush and tempera on linen
Drawing

Panel of natural colored linen plain cloth painted in polychrome tempera, showing one of the series of five senses. Figures of a man and woman seated at right, a winged putto offers them a branch of cherries. Above the branch, a banner inscribed "GUSTUS." Below, two monkeys eat fruit. A large beetle and butterfly at left; the edges of a flower arrangement visible at left margin. Very incomplete lines from poems of Scarron in French and Latin at bottom.
Woman's coif
, late 16th–early 17th century
linen, silver thread Technique: embroidered

Woman's coif, opened out, linen embroidered in white linen and silver threads, with details in reticello; pattern of small flower clusters bordered by lattice.
Du Cabinet de Madame d'Azaincourt
Gilles Demarteau, Flemish, 1722 – 1776, 1770-1775
Reddish brown crayon engraving on paper
Print

A girl, a boy, and a dog seated among ruins. After a drawing.
Printing block
, ca. 1810
wood, copper

Printing block with copper insets. Design shows Don Quixote on a prancing horse. Used as a bale block for marking sacks and ends of bolts of cotton fabric.
Fragment
, 10th–12th century
wool, linen Technique: plain weave and tapestry

Three bands at one end of a fabric. Selvage at each side. Fringe.
Pacientia (Patience)
Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500–1550, 1540
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Vertical rectangle. A winged figure of a woman, seated on the drum of a column, turned toward the right. She has a lamb in her arms. A demon figure stands at right. Above: two angels hold a laurel wreath above the head of Patience.
Band
, 17th century
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in long-legged cross stich on plain weave foundation Label: linen embroidered with silk in long-legged cross stitches

Linen band embroidered with red silk in long-legged cross stitches. Embroidery forms the background, leaving a design of a man on horseback with a falcon in the natural linen.
Pattern with uncompleted piece of lace
, 19th century
parchment, linen thread Technique: bobbin lace made in Lille style with heavy outlining thread

Pattern with partially worked Lille style lace.
Ribbon
, late 19th century
Technique: velvet

Red velvet ribbon, shaped into a curve with stitches at center.
Sidewall
, 1855–65
Printed in blue, greys and brown on plain paper

Vertical portion of paper with scrollwork against dotted ground, and alternating motifs of grapes, grape leaves and blue bells.  Printed in blue, greys and brown.
Brillion Collection
Benton, Heath & Co., Hoboken, New Jersey, 1875 - 1917, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, mica flakes
Frieze

Flitter frieze alternating large and small fleur-de- medallions within acanthus leaf frame. Above these are a series of palmettes and a top border of acanthus scrolls.  Printed in shades of green, brown, beige, sepia and gold mica flakes on a background that shades from deep to light brown.
Band
, 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, Binche style with snowball ground

Band with scrolling leaves and snowball ground.
Three Chair Designs
Jean-François de Neufforge, Flemish, 1714 – 1791, 1849–66
Etching on paper
Print

Three designs for chairs with carved frames featuring fluting, repeat moldings, leaves, a profile roundel, wave pattern, gadrooning, laurel leaf festoon, rosettes, acorn finials, and tapered legs. The two outer chairs are cane backed. The plate is signed with the printmaker, publisher, and original designer, and numbered
Button
, 19th century
Nickle plated brass

1931-59-92-a: Five-pointed star surrounded by the words "Adminis...;     1931-59-92-b: Five-pointed star surrounded by the words "Adminis...;     1931-59-92-c: Five-pointed star surrounded by the words "Adminis...
Table d'appartement, 7th Plate [Design for a Table], pl. 48 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurele Meissonnier
Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, French, b. Italy, 1695–1750, 1748
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

1921-6-212-17-a: Study table showing two drawers with bearded grote...;     1921-6-212-17-b: Elaborately decorated table with cartouches, garla...
Sidewall
, 1840–50
Block-printed on paper

Diamond trellis design with small inset quatrefoil motif. Printed in one shade of white on ungrounded paper.
Textile
, late 18th century
cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave

Vertical stripes of flowers on a background of horizontal lines. In red and black (and remains of a very faded blue). Registration marks visible.
Designs for Tableware, Plate XVI of Designs of Chinese Buildings, Furniture, Dresses, Machines and Utensils.
William Chambers, British, b. Sweden, 1726–1796, 1757
Engraving on tan laid paper
Print

Eight separate objects, some decorated with motifs from nature including vines, ivy, flowers, small lizards, fish are displayed in three tiers. The top tier displays three teapots, the second tier contains three cups and the third tier, at bottom, displays two bowls.
Textile
, ca. 1790
cotton Technique: mordant printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave; fabric dyed for red

Slightly more than one full repeat of a plate is printed in red on a white ground. Landscape designs has two scenes: one an artist standing at an easel in front of a classical temple; the other, dancers and a musician in front of a classical style pavilion. 
Fabric too narrow for plate: Fabric lengths placed side-by-side repeat pattern straight across.
Ceiling paper
Standard Wall-Paper Company, Standard Wall-Paper Company, Sandy Hill, New York, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Acanthus scrolls and bellflowers form large quatrefoils, star or snowflake-like motif at intersection. Printed in red, green, and white mica on light tan ground.
Two Dogs Near Some Bushes
, ca. 1830
Silhouette of black paper on white paper mount
Silhouette

Two dogs near some bushes.
Christmas Greeting
, ca. 1865
Chromolithograph, silk on embossed paper
Greeting Card

Simulated envelope with chromolithograph of flowers in center. Double flap on back opens to reveal a white silk cushion on which is printed: "Wishing a happy Christmas to You".
Ceiling paper
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Squarish medallions with small trell-work in the outskirts and floral sprig in the center. Small circles of dots form semi-square pattern between medallions. Printed in green, pink, and metallic gold on pale green ground.
ceiling paper
, 1895–1905
Machine-printed

Cream background with gold flower pattern.
Border
, 18th century
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in stem and darning stitches on plain weave

Narrow band, possibly from a curtain, embroidered in a stylized vine and leaf design in two shades of red, two shades of green, and cream. The design is known as the King pattern.
View of Union Square after the Announcement of the Nomination of Horatio Seymoure by the Democratic National Convention
, 1868
Wood engraving on paper
Print

View of Union Square, New York, showing crowds gathered in a political rally. Caption reads: Popular Demonstration on Union Square, New York City, July 9th, immediately after the announcement of the nomination of Horatio Seymoure by the Democratic National Convention
The Halt
Adolphe Lalauze, French, 1838 - 1905, After 1876
Ethcing on paper
Print

Two horsemen, on their steeds, drink hastily from stirrup cups before an inn. Three other figures in the scene.
Sampler
, 1804
silk and cotton embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross and two-sided cross stitches plain weave foundation

Spot motifs, including large Spies of Eskol, at the top; alphabet and pattern bands at the bottom.
Ceiling paper
Cresswell & Washburn Ltd, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1880 - 1900, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Connecting circular motifs of beading with smaller inner circular patterns of flowers.  White liquid mica background motif.  Metallic gold, tan, green on a tan background. Pattern: "0422"
Sidewall
Imperial Wallcoverings Inc., American, founded 1901, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Central metallic gold motif. Above is a group of stylized white roses, printed in a mosaic effect. Background is a striped brown.
Sparrows and Bamboo leaves and other Blossoms on a Checked Pattern
, late 18th - early 19th century
Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu)
Katagami

This partial image is probably part of a set of stencils. Bamboo leaves, swallows, peach and other blossoms are carved out among a simple single lattice weave. Some of the squares have not been cut out, but this appears to be intentional.
Sketch of Landscape with Trees and Sky
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, late 19th century
Graphite on white wove paper, lined
Album page

Very rough sketch of one small (lower center) and two large trees (right middle ground) with birds flying in sky.
Allegory of America
, late 17th century
Glazed earthenware
Stove tile

Under an arch supported by columns is a female figure in feather skirt, holding shield and arrow, seated on a tortoise; crested with shield and two figures.
Granada
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, 1892
Brush and watercolor on tan paper
Drawing

Steep tower-like walls, right, with window openings near the top, and surmounted by arcades beneath tile roofs. Mountain in background, left.
Fan leaf
, late 18th century
Gouache-painted parchment

Fan leaf. Parchment painted in the neoclassical taste. Obverse: grisaille border of swans with swags. Three center panels divided by trompe-l'oeil pleats and smoking brazier motifs. At center, within a bead-like border, a woman with sleeping nude children within a broken arch. At either side, dancing figures in the style of Roman frescos beneath bull skulls and swags.
Sidewall
, 1765
Block printed on handmade paper, glazed

Vining floral pattern, printed in black, with background of leaves forming bullets, printed in gray, on green ground.
Portrait of a Man: Study from Life
Coralie E. Feilner, 1888
Charcoal on paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Bust-length portrait of an elderly, bearded man, shown in three-quarters view, facing right. Signed in charcoal, lower right: "Coralie E. Feilner/Dec. 7th 1888."
Eight of Diamonds
E. Le Tellier, French, active late 19th century, late 19th century
Lithograph on paper
Playing card

Eight of Diamonds playing card from a pack of transformation playing cards. Vertically, a figural scene shown in outline. Two gentlemen in elaborate dress play music--the man at top holds a triangle, and the man at bottom plays guitar. Red diamonds integrated into the scene.
Sketch of Stone Frog and Farm House
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, 1883
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Stone frog on a grave or road marker at Blois, lower left. Farmhouse, capitals, a sleeping dog in a horizontal rectangle.
Chalice
, late 15th–16th century
Molded and gilt copper, engraved pewter

Cup rests on star-shaped foot. Stem composed of bulbous section with framed rhomboids, and bell-shaped cup with thin flaring sides.
Fashion Plate with Ladies' Headwear
, 19th century
Hand-colored engraving on paper
Print

Fashion Plate with Ladies' Headwear.
Textile
, 18th–19th century
silk Technique: 3/1 twill patterned by continuous and discontinuous supplementary wefts bound on the front in 1/3 twill and bound on the back in the same twill

Long narrow panel designed to give the effect of arches in a garden. Pillars flank either side, a lamp hangs from an arch between the pillars, flowers are in a frieze at top and bottom, and flowers inside scrolling vines fill the ground between the pillars. Red ground.
Border
, 19th century
cotton foundation, wool and metallic embroidery, sequins Technique: embroidered on plain weave

Dress fragment of fine white cotton muslin. Broad border of colored wool and gold embroidery showing scattered wheat sheaves and bunches of grapes tied with ribbons.  Sequins encircle wheat and form clusters along border, above a band of frayed metallic yarn.
Vase
, ca. 1700
Tin-glazed earthenware

Eight-sided bulbous body on tall flaring base, tapering neck with bulbous knop and flared mouth; painted in underglaze blue on white, on the base with lambrequin border, on body with peacock, rocks, flowers, insects, lambrequin border, on neck and mouth with leaf borders and floral scrolls.
details of figure studies
Elihu Vedder, American, 1836 – 1923, ca. 1885
Pencil, black crayon, white chalk, on gray paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Above, head and shoulders of a young woman; below, woman's arm, leg, foot.
Textile
, ca. 1850
cotton Technique: roller and block printed, glazed

Pillar print of two vertical fluted columns with baskets of flowers used as capitals. Appearing on the column, between the baskets, is a wreath enclosing an American eagle with a shield flag.
Custom House, from "Ackermann's Repository"
Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1756–1827, 1808
Aquatint, brush and watercolors on paper
Print

The Custom House from the River Thames. Sailing vessels and row boats at the bank. Title, artists', and publisher's names below.
Platter
W. S. Coleman, 1871
Glazed earthenware

Large circular, concave plate, molded with foot ring. Reverse plain glazed. Obverse painted with continuous foliate border. Within border painted in polychrome underglaze pigments: a nude child and cat within a landscape, with trees and a potted cherry tree in bloom against a blue sky.
Scenic
, 1795–1825
Hand painted on handmade paper

Gray sky background. Bamboo trees. Large central tree with many purple blossoms. Branches, with red fruit, growing from the left. Multi-colored birds and insects. Conventionalized green ground at bottom with flowers.
Frieze
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Two bands of a mirror-reversed repeating design composed of a rose bud connected by a ribbon swag having a superimposed rose to the following bud on a solid ground, with a shadow of the design bordered on the bottom by a horizontal strip with an intertwining ribbon and on the top by two solid horizontal strips. Printed in mica, off-white, shades of red, green, and blue.
Ceiling paper
Standard Wall-Paper Company, Standard Wall-Paper Company, Sandy Hill, New York, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Large four-pointed scroll medallions with rose bouquet center and vining connected by bead swag and floral swag. Cream ground. Printed in pinks, greens, white, gold mica and dark gold mica. Printed in selvedge: "Standard Papers"
Winged figure holding glass in upraised hand
Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773, ca. 1759–70
Red chalk on paper
Drawing

Winged figure with glass in upraised hand. Figure stands in contrapposto position and holds a glass above her head with her right hand. She looks up at it. Her wings are high on her body.
Optical Toy: "A Snow Scene"
William Spooner, England, active 1830 – 1854, ca. 1838
Lithograph, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Snow scene with a stagecoach and pedestrians. When held to the light, scene becomes a view through two tunnels through a maintain. Below, title and: "Which on being held before a strong light changes to a perspective view of a Tunnel." Publisher's name below.
Sketchbook Page: Seated Figure
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1883
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Recto: Sketch of seated man, facing frontally. 
Verso: Sketch of the hand of seated figure, resting in his thigh.
Unfinished Study of Mountains
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1870–85
Graphite on cream wove paper, bound
Sketchbook folio

Border enclosing unfinished sketch of three mountain peaks.
Sidewall
, ca. 1845
Machine-printed paper

Vining floral pattern with orange flowers and green leaves, against a background pattern of honeycomb with stylized floral insert. Printed in white on medium blue ground. Both pieces are very irregularly shaped. Machine-made paper.
Tumbler
, late 19th century
Blown and overlaid glass
drinking glass

Tapering cylindrical form cranberry-colored body with opalescent white overlay forming circular "windows."
Textile
, mid-19th century
embroidered net

Embroidered pellerine on machine net, fine floral vine; mid-19th century Enchainette
Bandbox
, 1825–30
Block-printed paper on pasteboard support

a) Oval box covered with wallpaper. Foliate scrolls in lavender-blue with darker blue dots emphasizing the pattern in various places, on yellow ground. Margin visible at seam; b) Cover of the same as "a". Two joined sheets.
Souvenir ribbon
, ca. 1900
silk

Portrait of a woman, possibly Ethel Barrymore, woven in black and white with a purple and green bouquet of violets below.
Fork with Figural Carved Wood Handle
, ca. 1700
steel, silver, wood
fork

1985-103-49/50: Scimitar-shaped blade with rounded end. Octagonal ...;     1985-103-49: Scimitar-shaped blade with rounded end. Octagonal ...;     1985-103-50: Two-tined fork, baluster shaft. Octagonal plain br...