biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Botanical Sketches, Colombia
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, July 1853
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Drawing

Botanical sketches from Colombia showing views of bamboo, arum, a tree branch, and other details. At upper left, two trees are shown covered in vines and other parasitic plants. At upper center, a grove of bamboo plants are lightly sketched, with one plant prominently visible. At upper right, a group of leaves are included above a bamboo plant and another overgrown tree at lower right. The leaves of an arum plant are visible at lower center, while a tree branch with vines is included at lower left.

Verso: Landscape sketch showing a loosely rendered view of a high elevation plain in Colombia surrounded by mountains. A range of rugged hills stretches across the foreground, while the flat plain occupies the middle distance. In the background, a range of sharp mountains forms a rolling horizon.
Brooch
, ca. 1830
Seed pearls, mother-of-pearl, gold, fiber

1946-50-47/51: Parure composed of seed pearl necklace, brooch, ha...;     1946-50-47: Necklace comprising eight sunburst-ornaments of se...;     1946-50-48-a,b: Brooch of woven seed pearls making a flower and th...;     1946-50-49: Hair ornament of woven pearls making flowers in a ...;     1946-50-50-a,b: Pair of earings of woven pearls making a flower. E...;     1946-50-51-a,b: Bracelet of woven pearls making a row of flowers; ...
Head of a Young Man
Dominique Vivant Denon, French, 1747 - 1825, ca. 1788
Etching on paper
Print

A young man's head seen in left profile; he wears a wig.
Bergere à la Turque ornée de Sculpture et de son Profil
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1775-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Elevation and profile of a design for a lounge chair adorned with striped and tasseled textile. The chair is carved with ornament motifs including bead course, scrolling acanthus leaves, and fluting. Between the elevation and the profile of the chair are designs for chair legs and for a foot rest. The textile of the foot rest includes crescent moons, a motif associated with the chair as being "in the Turkish style." The plate is signed and numbered.
Design for an Andiron
Luigi Righetti, Italian, 1780 - 1819, late 18th century
Pen and black ink, brush and yellow, brown watercolor, graphite on light blue paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Design for an andiron; an entablature is supported as a base by two calyces forming a baluster at left, by a pedestal at right. Upon it stands at left a bowl with a fire emitting smoke, and at right two figures of priests with their backs to a column, a sunshine emitting rays above. The priests hold horns from which smoke rises. Scale at bottom.
Two Arabesque Panel Designs
Jean-Baptiste Huet, French, 1745 – 1811, 1776–89
Crayon manner etching in red ink on paper
Print

Two vertical arabesque ornament panel designs featuring vases, birds, foliate branches, squirrels, textile, griffins, mask (mascaron), winged female torso, fleurons, foliate scrolls, and scrolling leaves (rinceaux). The plate is numbered.
Design for a Door Frame
, ca. 1575
Pen and brown ink on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

Quadrangular door opening. Broken pediment with scrolling volutes and an escutcheon at center.
Funeral Decorations for King Louis XVI of France
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1793
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper
Drawing

Below is a base, with steps in the main part, and with two putti sitting laterally upon cubes, either supporting a cornucopia with a flame. In the center is a huge pedestal, whose lower rectangular part is decorated with a relief with five figures. The upper part consists of the lower part of a column, with festoons around the shaft. On top is a cushion with the crown lying obliquely upon two crossed objects.
Drapery Study for "A Magdalen"
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, November 19, 1852
Graphite, white chalk, brown pastel crayon on green wove paper
Drawing

Study of the skirt and sleeve, with the model kneeling, turned to the right.
Firescreen
, 1825–40
Block-printed on handmade paper

Wall panel for fireboard or overdoor. Horizontal rectangle showing a white cat with paw on a dead bird; at one side a parrot on a basket of fruit; at the other, a blue vase with flowers in it.
Donkey
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1882
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Sketch of a figure riding a donkey.
Figure Sketches with a Donkey and Sailboat, Beirut, Lebanon
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, January–March 1868
Graphite on beige wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Mixed sketches from Beirut, Lebanon, showing thirteen partial and complete figures, a donkey, and a sailboat. Lined up along the lower portion are five complete figures mostly viewed from behind with a seated figure and three isolated heads. Many are dressed in traditional Turkish attire, including fezzes, şalvar (Turkish trousers), and shoes with pointed toes. At upper center, an individual bathing and another wearing a draped robe are also included. At upper left, a laden donkey is viewed obliquely from the rear while a figure sits beside it at right. At upper right, a sailboat is viewed obliquely from the front.

Verso: Sketches of fisherman hunting with fire at night near the coast of Beirut, Lebanon. At upper left, the fishermen's rowboat is shown in its entirety, as it carries three figures who hover a lighted torch over the water's surface to attract fish. At upper center, the boat is shown obliquely from the front, while just the boat's pointed bow is loosely sketched below it. At center right, the torch is sketched separately with embers and smoke carried off to the right. At center left, a small sketch of a sleeping dog is visible just above a light sketch of a woman's face.
Dutch Barges
Whitney Warren Jr., American, 1864–1943, August 20, 1887
Graphite, brush and watercolor on illustration board
Drawing

Top row, two anchored barges shown obliquely from the sterns. Center, a barge sailing toward right, with Dutch colors. Bottom, three anchored barges shown from the sterns. Verso: sketches in graphite of a mast and barge.
Fragment
, 17th century
silk Technique: 4&1 satin damask

Black-on-black silk fragment of flower and leaf shapes arranged diagonally.
Designs for Three Armchairs
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1780-1789
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Designs for three armchairs decorated with ornament motifs including rinceaux, leaves, branches, Egyptian busts, fluting, acanthus leaves, bead course, egg and dart, mascaron, urn. The plate is signed and numbered.
Mountains by the Königssee, Germany
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, July 1868
Graphite on blue wove paper; verso: graphite
drawing

Landscape sketch showing the Königssee is Bavaria, Germany and its precipitous mountain shoreline. Placid water of the lake is visible in foreground extends to a steep mountain ridge on the shore. These sheer cliffs and prominences dominate the composition at center. At center, a wooded ridge is rendered in darker graphite. 

Verso: Landscape study showing a view of the lake known as the Hintersee in Bavaria, Germany, with steep mountainsides along its shore. In middle distance, a wooded, diagonal slope is visible, with a more rugged, cliff-strewn mountain range in the background.
Two Snuffbox Lid Designs
G. Roberday, French, active 1697 – 1713, 1710
Etching on paper
Print

Two designs for snuffbox lids (one above the other). The upper design features chinoiserie ornament, and a central figure seated within a tiered garden pavilion surrounded by plants and trees, framed by scrolling leaves. The lower design includes two figures in commedia dell'art costumes framed by grapevines on a squared trellis structure. The plate is signed and numbered.
Two Furniture Leg Designs
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1775-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Two furniture leg designs, arranged horizontally on the page. The leg at left features a top block with a carved, stylized acanthus leaf with trailing vine in an inset, a cove of acanthus leaves, and a faceted shaft, down the facing side of which is an interlocking piastre design. The leg at right has a top block with a round rosette set within a square inset, and a squared-off shaft, the top third of which features acanthus leaves, the bottom two-thirds of which is fluted, with leaf cabling at the bottom. The plate is signed and numbered.
Tile
, 16th century
Lead-glazed earthenware

Incised with figure of an eagle, placed diagonally; raised ridges enclosing areas of blue, green and yellow coloring, against a white field.
Two Arabesque Panel Designs
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, 1768–75
Etching on paper
Print

Two vertical arabesque panel designs printed on two separate plates featuring female bodies, mascaron (mask), vases, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), rosettes, swags of textiles, festoons of leaves and flowers, laurel leaf and ribbon, wave, and egg pattern moldings. The plates are numbered.
Trimming
, ca. 1830
cotton

Red and white trimming fragment in a design of roses with buds and leaves set between borders of diagonal lines.
Le Derriere de l’Entrée de Richelieu en Perspective
Gabriel Perelle, French, 1604–1677, late 17th century
Etching on laid paper
Print

View of the entrance of the chateau of Richelieu from the perspective of the chateau with its inner courtyard filled with figures, horseman, and horse drawn carriages. Trees in the landscape beyond. The plate is signed and titled.
COUPE DE LA RETRAITE PRISE SUR LA LARGEURE DU BATIMENT
François de Cuvilliés the younger, German, 1731 - 1777, 1771
Engraving and etching on paper
Print

An architectural section for a garden building featuring a dome and cupola with a bell. The headpiece above features a verse in Latin surrounded by buildings, putti, and figures within a landscape with books, and a globe. Above, a coat of arms supported by winged putti. The plate is titled, signed, dated, and numbered.
Design for Brooch with Winged Half Figures
, 16th century
Pen and sepia on paper
Drawing

An oval gem with a dentil frame held on either side by a winged mermaid.  Crowning the top, a volute and palmette flanked by square gems. Below, a winged head, a garland and a drop gem.
Design for carved panel
Gilles Paul Cauvet, French, 1731–1788, ca. 1770
Pen and Chinese ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on laid paper
Drawing

Half-figures of a girl and satyr support an oval medallion depicting nympths and a satyr.
Apotheosis of a Female Saint
Giacomo Farelli, Italian, 1624 - 1706, before 1706
Pen and brown ink, brush with blue watercolor, white gouache on blue paper; verso: black and white chalk
Drawing

At lower right, a female figure covered in drapery, her arms outstretched, putti surrounding the cloud below her. Above, an angel lowers a crown onto her head. Additional angels in the sky at left. Verso: a study for "Rest on the Flight".
Sketch, Exterior Scene with Figures at Work or in Combat
Fortunato Duranti, Italian, 1787 - 1863, 1820–1850
Pen and ink, brown and black chalk on paper
Drawing

Sketch, Exterior Scene with Figures at Work or in Combat.
Button
, 19th century
Steel

1931-59-250-b: Flat buttons with central knob and edges cut in fa...
Vignette
Jakob Frey, Swiss, active Italy, 1681 - 1752, ca. 1715
Engraving on paper
Print

An ornament consisting of a scroll, acanthus, a seated child and two half-figures of putti holding a wreath.
Purse
, mid-19th century
silk, steel beads, steel frame Technique: crochet with beadwork

Ladies' purse worked in crochet in blue and tan silk with vertical stripes of steel beads and looped fringe at the bottom. Steel frame for opening.
Project for an Altar
Francesco Mosca, ca. 1575
Pen and brown ink Support: off-white laid paper on secondary paper support
Drawing

In the central part above the mensa is a sepulchre with the body of a Saint. In front of the second story of the retable is a reliquary box with a cherub between two cornices turned outside on top. Above is a triangular pediment with two obelisks and a cross. In the panels beside the mensa are two "A"s. At right is the left part of a door, below the scale.
Palm Tree beside a Building, Mexico
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1884–1885
Graphite on off-white wove paper; verso: graphite
drawing

Landscape and architecture sketch showing a view of a tall palm tree beside a building in Mexico. Situated at center, the palm tree has a tall trunk and a lush crown. In the sky beside its fronds, at right, the orb of the sun or moon is visible, surrounded by light clouds (based on color inscriptions, this is likely the moon). Beside the tree at right is the facade of a building with what appears to be a covered porch. Along the lower portion of the composition, a smaller, looser version of this view is included.

Verso: Landscape sketch from Mexico showing a loosely rendered view of rugged and overlapping mountain ranges seen across a field of corn, which extends from the foreground through the middle distance.
Palastres à Bouton et une seule entrée
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1775-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Design for a rectangular lock casing with a framing bands of acanthus leaf and bead course ornamentation. There are three wreath-ringed rosettes; the central one has a button mechanism and the right one has a key entry. The plate is signed and numbered.
La Presse, The Press
Constantin Guys, French, 1802 – 1892, 1848
Pen and brown ink, brush and blue, gray and tan washes over graphite on off-white wove paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. A man shown in 3/4 view, standing and holding in front of him an open newspaper marked "La Presse." He wears a blue coat or smock, black trousers, and on his head a hat formed of tiers of newspapers. Behind him, sketchy outlines of figures passing in either direction, and the exterior of a building with columns at right.
Title Page
Friedrich Jacob Morison, German, active 1693 – 1699, ca. 1700
Engraving on paper
Print

Title page with title and description lettered in the center framed by ornament featuring scrolling leaves, fleurons, rosettes, birds, ribbons, vases of flowers, festoons of flowers, strapwork, jewels, coral, beads, or pearls. In the lower center a large jewelry box or chest opened with jewels inside. In the upper center a portrait bust of an African woman wearing pearls and a jeweled headband with a canopy above.
Pendant Design
Hans Collaert the Elder, Flemish, ca. 1530 - 1581, 1582
Engraving on paper
Print

A pendant in the form of a sea monster perched on a strapwork base is suspended from a bow knot. The base is composed of faceted gems and a horned term figure, and is hung with three drop pearls. Riding on the monster's back is a bearded nude with a trident and a youth with an oar. The plate is numbered.
Ornament Design
Nicolas-Jean-Baptiste Poilly, de, French, 1707 – 1780, mid- 18th century
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Design for a rococo ornament made of scrolling acanthus leaves and beads. The plate is numbered and signed.
Sampler
, 1804
silk, metal Technique: satin, split, chain, and laid stitches on plain weave

Seascape with island; landscape with urn and altar; sixteen flowering sprays arranged in two rows; initials "R. vM." and "I. C." with the date "1804" in a wreath.
Designs After Architecture Fragments
Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742, 1749-1761
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Page printed with two plates (each divided into two) depicting architecture fragments, including columns, pediments, balustrades, and grotesque ornamentation. The plates are numbered but not signed.
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

Ten hanging leaves showing a bead on top, each disposed in two staggered rows.
Project for a Ceiling
, ca. 1780
Graphite, pen and ink on paper
Drawing

Portion of a ceiling shown divided into small panels, each with a grotesque. At the corner, a square panel with a classical figure. In the opposite corner, a roundel with an eagle.
Plan Coupe et Elévation d’une Salle de Bains et Tombeau construit au ci-devant Chateau du Duc de Penthièvre à Armainvilliers
Jean-Charles Krafft, French, 1764 - 1833, 1812
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

An architectural print with two exterior elevations, an interior sectional view, two floor plans, and architectural details for garden buildings in the grounds of a chateau, including a gothic style tomb, and a bath house. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
Design for an Embroidered Frontal
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1780-1790
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper
Drawing

The left half is shown. An oblong panel with a cross in a border, divided into oblongs and squares, with rosettes in the corners, and above and below the lateral parts of the medallion. In the lateral oblongs rises a sheaf from a calyx. Beside it is another framing strip, with a candelabrum. It as in its center a lozenge with a rosette. Outside is a repetition of the first strip.
The Kingsmere
, 1882
Block-printed on paper
Sidewall

Full width giving one repeat of design of ogival framework enclosing bouquet. Printed in reds on ivory satin ground.
Textile
, 19th century
cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave

Eighteenth-century style fabric with a chinoiserie pattern inspired by the work of French designer Pillement. Four unique vignettes are framed by plant forms in pinkish-red on an off-white percale. One vignette is signed F. Perrar Sc., probably the engraver.
Soldier Running :Study for Figure in Left Foreground, "Betrayal of Christ," Rome, S. Maria della Consolazione, Matttei Chapel; Separate Studies of Two Heads
Taddeo Zuccaro, Italian, 1529 - 1566, mid-16th century, before 1566
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, black chalk on gray paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Walking toward the right, shown in profile, carrying shield and spear. Descending. In the lower left corner are the heads of a young soldier and that of a bearded man, respectively.
Trophées de Musique
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1775-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Three trophy designs. The trophy on the left includes cymbals and a horn; the center trophy has a lyre and two horns; the trophy on the right, a xylophone and a horn. The plate is signed and numbered.
Plate
Aprey Pottery Factory, Active 1744–1885, ca. 1770
Tin-glazed earthenware, polychrome overglaze decoration

Foliate and floral decoration partly in relief, on border and marly; in center of plate, two birds, tree and flowering plant.
Study: the left hand of a young man holding a stick and resting on a book
, late 18th century
Black chalk on grey-blue paper
Drawing

Vertical composition of the left hand of a young man holding a stick and resting on a book. The arm is partly covered by a sleeve and turned towards the left.
Le Château de Rincy du côté des Jardins
Gabriel Perelle, French, 1604–1677, late 17th century
Etching on laid paper
Print

View of the Gardens of Raincy with the castle in the background. The Gardens feature parterre planting, basins, fountains, steps, and paths with figures (courtiers) throughout. Trees in the background and framing the scene on the right foreground. The title is inscribed in ink below the plate.
Design for andiron
Lefebvre Manufactory, Tournai, 1800–1825
Brush and yellow, green, red, black watercolor, graphite, on cream laid paper
Drawing

Horizontal design, two pilasters, center panel. A sauceboat at left, bowl on stand at right. Front of pilasters decorated with trophy and burning torch. Elongated front panel shows two putti flanking a beehive. The left putto shoots at it, the right putto holds a lighted torch to it. At left, a tree stump. At right, a plant in box.
Galerie métallique des grands hommes français (Great Men of France)
Caroline F. Grandjean, French, 1819
Cast bronze
Medal

Bust of Antoinette Du Ligier de la Garde Deshoulières (1638 -1694).
Sketches from Killick Island, Canada
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, July 8, 1859
Graphite on light brown wove paper
drawing

Mixed sketches from Killick Island in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, showing views of a seated polar dog in left profile and the muzzle of another at upper left; two sailboats, one in right profile and the other viewed from the stern, and a figure paddling a rowboat at upper right; at lower right, the rigged masts of a ship are visible above and behind a large rock, which obscures the ship's hull; and finally, at lower left, a four-pronged wooden anchor for a net that loosely resembles two criss-crossing pickaxes is included.
View of Venice, Italy
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1880
Graphite of wove paper
Drawing

Sketch of a bridge and canal in Venice.
Architectural Plans for a Basement and Ground Floor
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768, 1770
Engraving and etching on paper
Print

Two architectural plans for a basement and ground floor featuring the kitchen, ballroom, and dining room, with a scale below. The sheet includes a headpiece illustrating a garden with a building, fountain, water, trees, and putti drinking, playing and playing music in the foreground. The plate is numbered, signed, and dated.
LA GUERRE
Clément Pierre Marillier, French, 1740 – 1808, 1759–80
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Allegorical vignette representing war from a series of twelve (including title page). The title is lettered in the center on a piece of fabric tied to a spear, framed by a palm tree, clouds, and a putto holding a sword and wearing a helmet. Below, the hull of a ship is decorated with a mask, festoons of laurel leaves, and a quiver of arrows. Within the hull, there are arms and armor, an oval portrait of the Vicomte de Turene, and olive branches. Lettering below the vignette and the plate is signed.
Courtesan
Keisei Eisen, Japanese, 1790 – 1848, ca. 1830
Woodblock print in colored ink on paper
Print

Covered from head to toe is this well-dressed woman looking back at the viewer. Combs fill her hair, which signals her high ranked status as a courtesan. Each of her kimono layers is decorated with various floral motifs. Her black obi is adorned with floating clouds and compliments the black and yellow ensemble that is being balanced on her head. Above her is a little hand mirror acting as a window into an ocean view. Giant white sails and treetops take over the view into another landscape. On the right side contains various groupings of calligraphy.
Vision of Sainted Benedictine Monk
Francesco Saverio Mergolo, Italian, 1746–1786, 1776
Brush and brown ink with gray wash; verso: pen and brown ink with black chalk on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Recto:  Vertical composition framed by a thick line of pen and black ink in the shape of a tombstone with concave corners.  Depicted is angel supporting the collapsing saint.  One points at an open book in the foreground at right.  In the foreground at left are the upper parts of a Demon and of a woman chained to a stone wall.  In the background at right is the Purgatory, with an angel liberating a soul.  The composition has been squared in graphite.  
Verso: Above is a head, shown in profile; outlined.  Below folded hands.  Written below: "Mergolo" (erased) 1776/Egreg[ia] (erased) S[ignor]a E...
Tomb Designs
Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742, 1749-1761
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Page with two plates printed next to one another. The tomb of the left plate is inscribed at its base "D.O.M.," and has on its top a sculptural group of a reclining man with his hand stretched back toward motifs of his trade, and an incense burning vase. A rocaille cartouche hangs on the wall above the tomb. The tomb of the right plate is freestanding, and decorated with veined marbles, a bucranium, a coat of arms, meander carving, fish scale pattern, and rosettes, and a large, draped vase and putto at the top. Both plates are signed with Oppenord's name and numbered.