biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Children Swimming in the Summer
Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858, 1797-1858
Woodblock print in colored ink on paper
Print

Colorful clouds incept this summer scene. Children are swimming and playing in the indigo blue waters, as parents and family leisurely watch along the shore. This joyous scene is secretly tucked within two mountains, which are alive with bright green trees and grasses.
Study of Irises
Sophia L. Crownfield, American, 1862–1929, early 20th century
Pen and ink, graphite and watercolor on yellow tracing paper
Drawing

Horizontal sheet illustrating four sprays of irses, three of which are partially colored with white, yellow, green and violet watercolor.
Study of a Man Holding a Globe
Raimundo de Madrazo, Spanish, 1841–1920, 
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Study for the painting The Return of Christopher Columbus to the Spanish Court, currently owned by the Italian Charities of America.
knife
Gerlach, ca. 1850–1900
silver, steel

1960-189-1-a: Heavy four-prong forks with fiddle-shaped handles....;     1960-189-2-a: Silver handles with palmetto motive and oval reser...
Fragments
, 19th century
silk Technique: plain weave patterned by floats of alternate wefts; floats of discontinuous supplementary wefts, and a set of supplementary warps to create a textured background

Very fine blue vertically curving branch and ribbon enclosing small multi-color sprigs of flowers on a blue textured background.  Four repeats across width of fabric.  Length of fabric placed side-by-side continue repeat.
Border
, 19th century
cotton, metal Technique: embroidered using satin stitch

Border in a stylized floral design with cutwork embroidery and a Sicilian filet border in yellow.
Don Quixote
, ca. 1825
cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave.
Textile

Scenes illustrating the story of Don Quixote. In sepia on white.
Seated Guanyin (?)
, 19th century
rock crystal, carved
devotional sculpture

Seated 'Guanyin' ('Kuan-yin' - Goddess of Mercy), right hand rests on raised knee, left hand holds scroll while elbow rests on animal-head arm rest; figure wears braided hair and is shown with eyes lowered.
Textile
, 18th century
cotton Technique: printed and resist-printed on plain weave

Floral medallion with birds.
Vase
Louis Comfort Tiffany, American, 1848–1933, ca. 1900
Favrile glass

Gold cylindrical vase with six knubby-toed foot.
Fight of Women in Rome
Bartolomeo Pinelli, Italian, 1781–1835, 1807–08
Pen and gray ink with watercolor and black chalk on off-white wove paper
Drawing

The three women are similar to those plate 18, loc. cit. The boy is watching for the proper moment to throw a pebble.
Stevengraph, "Called to the Rescue. Heroism at Sea"
Thomas Stevens, English, 1828–1888, 1885–1895
Machine-woven silk, mounted
woven silk

A lifeboat is seen going to the rescue of a sinking ship. Title on mount. Verso: manufacturer's name and list of available subjects.
The Strawberry Thief
Morris & Co., London, England, designed 1883
cotton Technique: resist printed and block printed on plain weave
Textile

Medium scale symmetrical design with woodland flowers and strawberries with paired birds. In blue, green, yellow, orange, red and pink on a dark blue ground.
Band
, 18th century
linen Technique: needle lace with ground of loop and twist with twist return

Band of Point d'Alençon worked with allover design of elaborated leaf and flower forms and dominating centralized pomegranate motifs. Irregular edge formed by leaf and flower forms.
bank note
, April 15, 1862
Colored inks on paper

Horizontal rectangle. Bank note, the Parish of Concordia, for one dollar, number 3837. Figure of a woman leaning on a draped pillar at left.
Tassel
, late 16th–early 17th century
linen Technique: knotted

Long narrow tassel with many tiny cross arms formed by knots. End is fan shaped.
Fragment
, 1750–1800
silk Technique: plain weave patterned by supplementary warp floats and complementary weft floats.

Serpentine floral stripes on blue ground
Design for a Woven or Embroidered Horizontal Border, of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1805-1815
Brush and gouache on glazed tracing paper, laid down on paper
Drawing

Pansy boughs rise from scallops. Slightly more than three repeats are shown.
Textile
, 17th century
silk and linen Technique: stamped plain weave with extra wefts of purple and white silk

Tan silk with extra wefts of purple and white silk forming horizontal zigzag design with conventionalized floral forms between lines of zigzag. Orphrey, in shape of cross, of deep purple linen stamped with all-over, small-scale blossom and quatrefoil design. Orphrey outlined with ribbon of natural linen and yellow silk.
Joseph sold by his brothers, from the Story of Joseph
Georg Pencz, German, 1500–1550, 1546
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Joseph stands in the foreground, left, his right had grasped by one of his brothers who, at the same time, receives the money from the merchants at right. In the background, the heads of two camels, facing left, rise above the group.
St. John, from The Four Evangelists
Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500–1550, 1541
Engraving on laid paper
print

Vertical rectangle. A winged figure, standing, facing left, seen almost in profile. He holds a pen in his left hand; an open book in his right hand. An eagle is at his feet.
Fringe
, 17th century
silk Technique: woven

Red, off-white and tan fringe with a patterned heading. Skirt of red and off-white threads is looped, twisted and arranged to form colored stripes.
Button
, 19th century
pearl shell and brass

Button of pearl shell carved in design of two initials: "J.G." - brass shanks - [Space forming initials was once filled in with ornament - this is now missing and only glue remains].

On card 29
Lamentation
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1810-1823
Pen, ink. Bistre, grey, black wash. Paper.
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. St. Mary Magdalen kisses the feet of the corpse whose head lies upon the right knee of the seated Virgin. She extends her arms and raises her head. Another woman crouches at left. St. John, covering his face, stands at right. Joseph of Arimathaea and two servants are busy at the tomb. View of Golgotha at right. Framing line.
Princesse de Lamballe
Gaspard Grégoire, French, 1751–1846, late 18th–early 19th century
silk Technique: warp-dyed velvet
Portrait

Portrait of Princess de Lamballe in a Gregoire velvet.
Study of Hands
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, ca. 1895
Graphite on brown paper
Drawing

Hands, palms together, fingers pointed upwards. Wrists apart; little fingers closest to the viewer.
Fragments
, 17th century
silk, linen Technique: woven, brocatelle

Yellow and pink scrolls and pomegranates.
Collar, cuffs, and vestee
, late 19th century
silk Technique: bobbin lace

Polychrome silk set of collar, cuffs and vestee worked in a scrolling leaf pattern and joined by brides.
Stole
, ca. 1850
linen Technique: bobbin lace applique on net

Stole of machine net appliqued using bobbin lace in an allover floral design.
Birds
Ernest Thompson Seton, American, 1860–1946, 1893
Ink, grey wash, on illustration board
Drawing

A group of four chicks in a nest.
Portrait of Philibert-Emmanuel de Beaumanoir de Lavardin
Robert Nanteuil, French, 1623 – 1678, 1666
Engraving on paper
Print

Inscribed in an oval is the bust portrait of Philibert-Emmanuel de Beaumanoir de Lavardin, Bishop of Mans (1617-1671), seen wearing the order of the Saint-Esprit. Below, his coat of arms in an oval frame.
Box and cover
, late 19th century
wood

Black lacquer with pattern of grape leaves and four-petaled symmetrical flowers in painted gold and hira-makie. On lid, four angular folds in relief. Two compartments inside. Round bronze fasteners on front and back, tassled cord attached.
Tassel
, 18th century
silk, wooden core

Skirt of green silk threads in two lengths, twisted and looped, each supporting a small green tassel. Head, cylindrical and broadening toward base, wrapped in green silk thread. Green silk floss collar at bottom. Cord of braided green silk threads.
Two Philosophers and Boy, plate 22 from the Scherzi di Fantasia
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian, 1692 - 1770, 1750–1760
Etching on laid paper
Print

First state, before the number
Fragment
, 16th century
silk Technique: supplementary warp forming raised pile (velvet) with additional supplementary warp

Regularly spaced palmettes on a diagonally shaped fragment.
Fragment
, 17th century
silk, metallic Technique: brocaded damasée (7&1 satin plus plain weave with supplementary wefts)

Gold and silver metallic sprigs on deep red ground. Selvage at one side.
Fragment
, 17th century
silk Technique: supplementary warp forming pile on a satin foundation (velvet)

Plant forms in green on red ground.
Fragment
, late 17th–early 18th century
silk, metallic yarns Technique: damask weave with supplementary weft patterning (brocaded)

Fragment of tan silk damask brocaded with metallic yarns, and green and pink silk showing incomplete design of florals and architectural elements in the ‘bizarre' style.
Fragments, ornament (3)
, 1750
Wood, covered with gesso and gilded

Rocaille cresting, of tattered foliage and scrolls.
Textile
, ca. 1780
cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave

Textile printed in brown on white showing scenes from the story of Don Quixote.
Tea set
, 18th–mid-19th century
Leeds pottery, silver resist

creamer
Platter
, ca. 1745
Tin-glazed earthenware
platter

Oval platter with scalloped edges. Monochrome green decoration shows flora and fauna with a standing figure, dog, a plumed bird, and two flying insects at center.
Design for Corner Serving Table
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Pen and black ink on thin cream paper
Drawing

Triangular molded top with canted corners; raised on 3 straight legs with tapering feet; conforming lower shelf attaches just above floor level; on top shelf, wine flask and 2 liqueur glasses on white napkin; on lower shelf, stack of plates.
Album of Prints: Vases, Medallions, and Trophies Designed by T. Bertren
Théodore Bertren, active in France, 18th century, 1765-1772
Album

This album contains engravings of vases, medallions, and trophies designed by T. Bertren from several suites.
Nouveaux LAMBRIS DE GALERIES, CHAMBRES, ET CABINETS Par Le Sr. J.B. Le Roux, Architect
Jean-Baptiste Le Roux, French, ca. 1677-1746, early 18th century
Album

An album of interior wall elevations with different designs for wall treatments featuring decorative paneling, doors, chimney pieces, and bookshelves. The series includes a title page, and each plate is lettered with a legend and scale below. The series was first published by N. Langlois and re-issued by Jean Mariette and included within L'Architecture a la mode…
Cup and Saucer (One of a Pair)
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, French, established 1756, 1772–1773
soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
cup and saucer

1942-25-20-a,c: Cup and saucer with blue floral decoration. Gildin...;     1942-25-20-b,d: Cup and saucer with blue floral decoration. Gildin...
Design for Serving Table with Single Drawer
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Graphite on cream tracing paper
Drawing

Rectangular body with slightly concave central front with single drawer; raised on 2 pair of columnar supports at front and 2 pair plain straight ones at back; lower conforming shelf just above floor level; raised on 4 bracket feet; palmettes above front supports.
Sample book
Alfred Peats Company, 1900
Machine-printed paper

Approximately thirty different patterns all available as matched sets of sidewall, border, and ceiling paper. Each pattern is shown in multiple colorways. Predominant colors in this catalogue are red and green, with more limited blue and beige/tan. Patterns include florals, medallions, stripes, and some all-over designs.
Album of Interior Wall Elevations
Étienne Charpentier, French, 1707 – after 1792, mid- 18th–late 18th century
Album

Album with twelve interior wall elevations featuring rococo ornament and paneling. Four of the plates include the names of the architects.
Ceiling paper
Hobbs, Benton & Heath, Hoboken, New Jersey, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

On light gray ground, staggered flowers in green and purple; ground has light silver-white circles.
Sidewall
Hobbs, Benton & Heath, Hoboken, New Jersey, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Small floral motif on stripe. Printed in green, white and brown on tan ground.
Frieze
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

On light gray ground, small and large arabesques in tan containing green and burgundy motifs; scrolls and twists on borders; inside rinceaux. Two borders printed across the width.
The Bathe at Newport
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, September 4, 1858
Wood engraving in black ink on paper
Print

Figures swim in the water in the foreground.  Beach at left in middleground.  In the distance, houses at left, cliffs in center, and ship at right.
Upholstered Furniture
Daniel Marot, French, active in the Netherlands and England, 1661–1752, ca. 1700
Etching on white laid paper
Print

Designs for upholstered furniture. Pictured are three different types of chairs with footstools and four different designs for window dressings. There are labels throughout the work.
Louis XVI Pattern Soup Spoon
Joseph E. Birmingham, ca. 1909
silver
spoon

Integral construction. Large rounded bowl. Pronounced shoulder, stem of rectangular line ending in shouldered, rectangular fiddle terminal embossed with oval wreath with ribbon bow, enclosing monogram. Slight upturn at end of terminal.
Sidewall
Robert Graves Co., New York, New York, ca. 1890
Machine-printed paper

Large-scale pink roses with green leaves printed on white ground.
Chintz
, 18th century
cotton Technique: mordant painted and dyed on plain weave

Red stripes with flowers alternate with white stripes with flowers and butterflies.
Shirt front
, 13th century
silk on linen Technique: embroidered

Fragment of a shirt front with an embroidered yoke of small, multicolored geometric patterning.
Bandbox
, 1830–40
Block-printed paper

Partial bandbox side panel. On light brown background with scattered white fill of simplified petals, large central pattern of two birds perched on basket of flowers and leaves. Printed in pinks, green and white. Vertical borders of white interweaving lines.
Frieze
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Floral bouquet in grisaille enclosed within a medallion framework of a vining floral silhouette. A floral sprig in grisaille appears between the crests of the medallions. Printed in shades of gray and pink on an off-white ground.
Border
, early 17th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, continuous braid-like

Border of six triangular pendants filled by an abstract pattern.
figure study for a fountain design
Elihu Vedder, American, 1836 – 1923, ca. 1890
black crayon, white chalk, on gray paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. The nude figure of a boy, standing, facing right in profile. The arms are uplifted. Inscribed at right, in black crayon: "bronze fig."
Sidewall
, 1690–1700
Flocking on gilt canvas

Symmetrical non-repeating design, in close arrangement, of foliate and floral forms. Dark green flock on gold.
Ceiling paper
Carey Bros. W.P. Mfg. Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded 1882, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Format of overlapping squares. Each square overlaps the corner of another square, forming cross shapes. At each junction of these cross shapes is a circle containing rose buds. The background, excluding the circular areas, is filled with diamond bosses appearing to be in relief.
Tassel
, 17th century
linen Technique: braided and knotted

Tassel of linen, braided and knotted with loop attached to pear-shaped tassel from which suspend five smaller units of smaller tassels which in turn terminate in little balls with fringes from their bottom centers.
Orphrey
, 15th–16th century
silk

Orphrey in a design of the Ascension of the Virgin in red and gold.
Embroidered picture
, 18th century
silk, metallic Technique: embroidery on plain weave foundation

Rectangular embroidered picture showing Christ praying in the Garden of Gethsemane on the eve of his crucifixion. Three apostles asleep in foreground, an angel hovers above kneeling Christ in middle ground. Trees and buildings in background. Multi color silk and metallic yarns on cream silk plain weave foundation fabric. Note attached: "Mercur sale: From old English embroidered picture - Christ in background." Not in Fraser photo album. Very poor condition. Foundation fabric practically gone. Glued to a wooden board as received.
American Electrical Works Bake
Gorham Manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, founded 1818, ca. 1900
Copper
Matchsafe

Rectangular, curved sides and corners, each side slightly cinched at center, featuring raised decoration of clenched hand with lightning bolts radiating from within, inscribed above "American Electrical" and below "22nd Annual Bake, Sept. 13, 1900, Providence, R.I." Lid hinged on side. Striker on bottom.
Temptation of St. Anthony
, late 19th century
Silver
Matchsafe

Rectangular, raised decoration, featuring scene of the Tempatation of St. Anthony. He kneels at wooden table and bench, in monk's robes, before open prayer book, with skull and crucifix in hands. Behind him is woman in low cut dress with beer stein in left hand and drinking glass in right. Scene situated in brick and stone room. Left side of box, and thin, flat lid have square nail head-like decoration on surfaces. Striker on right side is puncuated on top and bottom by same nail head decoration. An additional striker is on bottom. Reverse features textured, honeycomb-like surface. Lid hinged on side, near top.
Leg with Shoe and Stocking
, late 19th century
Plated brass, leather
Matchsafe

In the form of a woman's leg from knee down, with bowed, low healed shoe; red leather wrapped around curvaceous calf to simulate stocking. Oval lid at top, hinged at back, release button at front. Striker on sole of shoe.
Virgin on the Crescent (Title Page of the Life of the Virgin)
Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528, 1511
Woodcut on paper
Print

The Virgin is seated on a crescent, her figure turned toward the right. She supports the child with her right arm, and nurses him. A crown of stars above her head.
Sidewall - fragment
, 1825–50
Block-printed

Imitation of stones laid in bond. Ashlar block or brick pattern. Printed in gray, white, black and turquoise.
Dado
, 1800–1825
Block-printed paper

Scenes enframed in octagonal medallion, with white crane or swan over either top corner, a laurel wreath flanks either side of medallion. Running along the top border is a bead-and-reel design, with an egg-and-dart running along the bottom edge. a) Contains female figure with child on rocking horse; b) Two figures with smaller in chariot.
The Templemore
, 1875–99
Machine-printed on paper
Sidewall

Over-sized stylized irises and leaves, drop repeat, printed in coral, dusty rose and burgundy.
Border
, early 18th century
Technique: needle lace

Needle lace, fan shapes and floral scrolls repeated; early 18th century Argantan joined
Ceiling paper
F. E. James Co., New York, New York, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Five different metallic blue floral motifs with background of simplified five-petal floral wreaths. Ground is textured and pink beige. Printed in blue mica, light green, gold mica, and white mica.
Printed in selvedge: "The F. E. James Co." "634"
Study of landscape, Lawton Valley, RI
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, August 30, 1875
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Sketch of a woodland scene with a stream in the foreground and a man seated on a rock in the center.
Beaker
, 1662–1722
Painted and glazed porcelain

Famille verte footed beaker with two dolphin-form handles. Painted florals with duck; painted band of ornament inside the rim.
Frieze
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Borders printed two across the width. Alternating taller and shorter medallions. Taller medallion is topped by trefoil-like motif which is also the shorter medallion.  Printed on tan ground that shades to blue at the bottom.
Ceiling paper
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Petite ribbon bow ties or knots, facing in all directions, printed in columns or diagonal rows. Printed in brown and tan on a mica-speckled off-white background.
B.A. Cook & Co.
Cook & Co., B.A., 1910
Machine-printed, varnished, oatmeal
Sample book

Contains 115 samples of sidewall papers including moire, ingrain, oatmeal, floral stripe, sanitary, and ceiling papers. Large selection of varnished tile papers. Also, large selection of independent ceiling papers.
Sidewall
Cole and Son, Ltd., 1835–45
Block-printed

Single motif. Large scale drop-repeating spray of purple flower with green stems and leaves. Glazed white ground. About seven colors.
Textile
Schwartz-Huguenin, 1851–63
cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller and block printed; glazed

Ground broad fancy grey stripe, composed of minute dots. Flower design printed over ground; spray of pink moss roses with bright green foliage alternating with sprays of roses in shades of blue-glazed.
Border
, early 19th century
silk and metallic embroidery on silk foundation with metal coils and spangles Technique: embroidered in satin and stem stitches on twill weave

Border fragment of white silk twill embroidered in silk with silver metallic threads, chenille yarns, metal coils and spangles. Symmetrical pattern of fan-shaped sprays and tree forms in silver, flanked by flowers in brilliant polychrome silks.
Decor Pastoral
Desfossé et Karth, French, 1863, ca. 1830
Block-printed paper
Frieze

Grisaille design of cattle in a river scape with a chasing geese, architectural molding at either edge.
Fragments
, 18th century
wool on linen Technique: crewel embroidery on plain weave

Fragments showing formal floral forms in multicolored wool on linen.
Seated kingly figure
Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773, ca. 1759–70
Red chalk on paper
Drawing

Seated kingly figure. The front leg of his throne, shown in profile, is a carved griffin. The king holds a staff in his left hand. He wears a handband, a beard, and is barefoot and naked above the waist.
Cap
, late 18th century
silk Technique: knitted Label: Knitted silk

Close fitting skull cap of pink silk net. Embroidered in pink silks. Very long elaborate tassel of strands of chenille in coral pink, made into a group of strands.
Frieze
Carey Bros. W.P. Mfg. Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded 1882, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Large stylized red flower on long stem with foliage, alternates with same flower on short stem. Rope of small red flowers and leaves runs along bottom edge. Printed in red, green and blue on tan ground.
Le Retour du Baptesme (Return from the Baptism), Plate IV, from Le Mariage à la Ville (Marriage in the City)
Abraham Bosse, French, 1602–1676, 1633
Etching with engraving on thin white laid paper
Print

In a fashionable upper-middle class interior, a mother receives her new infant daughter from the "foster mother" while siblings and friends look on.  The mother reclines in a stylish four-poster "box-shaped" bed (popular 1625-75) with hangings and coverings matching the upholstery on the nearby chair.  Cups with ostrich feathers crown the four bedposts.  A servant sets a table with tarts and fruits to celebrate the event.  On the back wall, a tapestry depicting Diana, the protectress of childbirth and goddess of chastity (like Daphne, her arms are turning into laurel leaves).  Scene is surrounded by a palmette-decorated frame.
Designs for Wallpaper and Textiles: Flowers and Birds
, 19th century
Brush and gouache and paper
Drawing

Foliage and pink and yellow flowers from bottom right corner. Three birds in foliage face upper left. Two birds rest on cylinder oriented diagonally with top to the right. Lower bird on cylinder looks left, higher bird faces group of three birds below. To the left, a bird flies to the upper left, looking downwards.