biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Plate XXII from Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum
Julio Paschale, 1582
Woodcut on paper
Print

A machine for driving piles into a river or harbor. ON a raft, a man, right, turns two screws with ropes, pulleys, and weights. Man left, by the piles, with a rope. Center, foreground, a third man with a pole in the water. Description in Latin on verso of 1949-152-219.
Seascape with Full Moon
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1890–1900
Pen and black ink on off-white wove paper
Sketchbook folio

Seascape with beach in foreground, waves rolling into shore. Full moon in the sky at left, illuminating clouds. Miscellaneous pen strokes in margin at right of image.
Peep-Show Picture: View of St. Peter's from the Pincian, Rome
, ca. 1790
Brush and watercolor, graphite on paper
Peep-show print

Two figures silhouetted in the foreground near a fountain, with Rome in the distance. Crescen moon cut out. St. Peter's pricked. Verso covered with thin paper.
Les Voisins de Campagne
Villain, French, active 1822 - 1852, ca. 1830
Lithograph, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Five older people seated left, one with a lap dog. Two young women, right, also seated, facing them. Title, artists' names and publisher's names below.
Textile
, late 19th century
cotton Technique: printed on plain weave, glazed

Large-scale floral motifs in polychrome on an off-white, striped ground.
Ceiling paper
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Two alternating roughly circular motifs composed of foliate scrolls with a center floral motif, connected to its adjacent motif by a broken or dashed line. Forms a grid or trellis pattern.
Ceiling paper
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

On light green ground, allover scrolls and vines in shades of green; with floral motifs, one square and one cross, in shades of green and burgundy.
Letter case
, 18th century
straw, paper, linen Technique: embroidered in couching stitches

Letter case of braids, coils and strips of natural colored straw couched to a surface of flat strips of red dyed straw which have been sewn to paper and backed with plain weave linen. One one side, a design of a crown over scrolls that resemble a monogram with birds and flowers on curving stems. On the other side, a crown over two hearts with curving stems and flowers.
Vices Theme, with Woman Smoking
, late 19th century
Silver
Matchsafe

Oblong, with curved sides and corners, featuring raised decoration representing a variety of vices, including woman in profile smoking, the cigarette smoke extending up and around parts of the background, at bottom is long serpent, above on left are playing cards, at center champagne bottle, at right a champagne glass, on lid are 2 racing horses, identical decoration on reverse. Lid hinged on side. Striker on bottom.
Textile
, 1200–1500
cotton, wool Technique: slit tapestry, non-horizontal wefts

Fragment of a border of a garment: border patterned by diagonal bands of interlocked bird or serpent heads in multi-colors with a narrow interlock patterned band in red and pink at top and bottom. Yellow tab fringe at bottom and isolated stepped triangles with interlocked bird or serpent heads at the top which originally were continuous with the plain fabric of the main body of the garment.
Ceiling paper
Carey Bros. W.P. Mfg. Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded 1882, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Repeating four petal flower motif with thin ribbons on moires background with staggered four dot pattern. Cream ground. Printed in white liquid mica and gold liquid mica.
Souvenir of Queen Victoria and Her Family
, 1838–1840
Hand-colored lithograph, applied machine-embossed grid-colored papers on white wove paper mounted to thin, light-brown wove paper; verso: etching and engraving
Souvenir Card

Simulated montage (same as -68) of portraits of Queen Victoria, her parents and elder relatives. Embossed gold paper forms four scepter and a ten-pointed star. Mounted on paper. On verso: line engraving (etching and engraving), Victoria and Albert framed by roses.
Royal Pavilion, Brighton, Design for Chimney wall with 3 gothic arches and Chinese lantern
Frederick Crace, English, 1779–1859, 1815–22
Brush and watercolor, gouache, pen and black ink, graphite on white wove paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle.  Elevation of a wall, with the three divisions of window (left), fireplace (center), and door (right) enclosed within painted arched components, each flanked by columns.  A design of flowers and birds covers the narrow spaces between the openings.  Frieze of bamboo design above.
Dark Ocean under Dramatic Sky with Possible Shipwreck Debris
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1890–1900
Pen and black ink on off-white wove paper
Sketchbook folio

Very dramatic, cloudy sky over flat ocean coming onto shore. Dark objects on beach in bottom left, possibly shipwreck debris.
Ceiling paper
W.N. Peak, Brooklyn, New York, 1880 - 1900, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Scrolling floral branches and small floral motifs in a large geometric grid of beaded and stylized floral vining. Printed in blues, beiges, cream and metallic gold on grey-blue ground.
Knife
, ca. 1720–40
Brass, steel

1985-103-277-a/m: The blade with lower edge tapering towards the poi...;     1985-103-277-a: Flat rectangular case for twelve implements. Lid d...;     1985-103-277-b: Two long straight tines, rounded shoulders, spiral...;     1985-103-277-c: Two long straight tines, rounded shoulders, spiral...;     1985-103-277-d: Two long straight tines, rounded shoulders, spiral...;     1985-103-277-e: Two long straight tines, rounded shoulders, spiral...;     1985-103-277-f: Two long straight tines, rounded shoulders, spiral...;     1985-103-277-g: Two long straight tines, rounded shoulders, spiral...;     1985-103-277-h: The blade with lower edge tapering towards the poi...;     1985-103-277-i: The blade with lower edge tapering towards the poi...;     1985-103-277-j: The blade with lower edge tapering towards the poi...;     1985-103-277-k: The blade with lower edge tapering towards the poi...;     1985-103-277-l: brass. The blade with lower edge tapering towards ...;     1985-103-277-m: The blade with lower edge tapering towards the poi...;     1985-103-279-a: Rectangular wooden case, covered with shark skin, ...;     1985-103-279-b: Sabre-shaped blade with plain bolster. Flat pistol...;     1985-103-279-c: Knife has straight upper edge, lower edge tapering...;     1985-103-279-d: Knife has straight upper edge, lower edge tapering...;     1985-103-279-e: Knife has straight upper edge, lower edge tapering...;     1985-103-279-f: Knife has straight upper edge, lower edge tapering...;     1985-103-279-g: Knife has straight upper edge, lower edge tapering...;     1985-103-279-h: Two tines fork with  V-shaped join, baluster-shape...;     1985-103-279-i: Knife has straight upper edge, lower edge tapering...;     1985-103-279-j: Knife has straight upper edge, lower edge tapering...;     1985-103-279-k: Knife has straight upper edge, lower edge tapering...;     1985-103-279-l: Knife has straight upper edge, lower edge tapering...;     1985-103-279-m: Knife has straight upper edge, lower edge tapering...
Three Designs for Torcheres in the Chinese Taste (Plate 13 of "One Hundred and Fifty New Designs")
Thomas Johnson, English, 1714–1778, 1756
Engraving on paper
Print

Three designs for torcheres in the Chinoiserie style. Right, scroll work, supporting two dolphins with intertwined tails. Center, heavy rocaille, with a dog where the legs intersect, and a dragon on top. Left, rocaille work, with tree branches and a flute player. Bottom, the artists' names and date.
Ceiling paper
Wm. Campbell Wall Paper Company, 1872, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Forming a square framework, a center motif of roses, enlosed by floral/foliate swags suspended from scrolls. Printed in pink, green and white mica.
Frieze
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

A repeating design of roses containing oversized roses connected by a whimsical arch formed of leaves centering a tiny complementary bouquet, below which another bouquet is situated between two scrolling acanthus leaves, all upon a cream ground. Printed in cream, shades of green, yellow, white, pink and purple.
Flower pot and stand
De Drie Posteleyne Astonne (The Three Porcelain Ash-Barrels), 1759–1804
Tin-glazed earthenware

Four-sided pot with champfered corners, slightly flaring sides, everted rim, molded base, bottom pierced with 5 holes; saucer of conforming shape with short raised everted rim; painted underglaze blue on white on sides of pot with Chinese figures and prunus blossoms, on saucer with floral sprays.
Clock
, late 19th century
Silver-gilt, shaped tortoiseshell, cut diamonds and rubies, lapis (base); leather with silk and velvet lining (case)

Architectural structure holding circular clock, its border encrusted with diamonds, ribbon motifs surrounding the top and bottom; clock hung from tortoiseshell arch with gold floral vines creeping up the two columns and three gold ornaments positioned on top of each column and arch, all on vase of thick lapis.
Flounce
, 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, discontinuous tape

Narrow flounce of bobbin lace with a design depicting classical figures amid foliage (Daphne and Apollo?).
Textile
, late 18th century
cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave with a resist medium; then immersion dyed in blue

Fragment of a large scale vertically symmetrical pattern with an urn of flowers within a grid based upon an ogee.
Sidewall - sample
, 1907–08
Machine-printed paper

Large clusters of purple grapes, with lush foliage, supported on trellis.
Sidewall
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1885–90
Machine-printed

Rows of drop-repeating conventionalized flower forms surrounded by acanthus leaves with geometric stem; printed in light brown on brown ground.
Nine Sketches for Tablet Frames
Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702–1786, 1740–58
Pen and sepia on laid paper
Drawing

Three of the sketches refer to a tablet with coat-of-arms of Pope Benedict XIV (1740-58) and below those of a prelate. Two escutcheons; papal escutcheon for a frame; three frames with a shell in the center above.
L'Interieur de l'Abbaye de Westminster (Interior of Westminster Abbey)
Chez Daumont, active 18th century, 
Hand-colored etching on paper; verso: white paper, patterned fabric, and plastic adhered with thread and adhesive
Bound print

Perspective view of the inside of Westminster Abbey in London. High Gothic vaults and columns lead towards an arched opening flanked by two statues. The ornate windows along either side of the corridor are cut out, with patterned fabric mimicking stained glass, covered in a plasticky material, and thread visible through the openings. Groups of pedestrians wander through the space, and a crowd is gathered through the archway at the far end.

Verso: Patches of white paper covering patterned fabric and thread, slightly visible through the paper. Printed label:  L'Interieur de l"Abbaye de Westminster. / à Paris chés Daumont.
Elevation of a Fountain
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1790
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

A low basin with a circular podium with seated figures below a sphere from which water flows.  Additional fountain and detail at left.
Purse
, 18th century
silk, metal thread, straw Technique: embroidered in stem, running and chain stitches on plain weave; trimmed with bobbin lace

Silk bag with embroidered flowers in blue, green, purple and yellow; backed with brocade in blue, green and cream color; lined with blue and trimmed with narrow metal lace and salmon colored straw.
Designs of Armoires, a Commode, and a Fireplace
Jean-François de Neufforge, Flemish, 1714–1791, 1768
Engraving on paper
Print

Designs for armoires, a commode, and a fireplace decorated with ornament motifs including urns, floral bouquets, portrait medallions, lamb tongue, rosettes, garland, egg and dart, and friezes in the style of antiquity. The plate is signed and numbered.
Fragment
, 17th century
silk, metallics Technique: woven

Stars in red, white and metallic on blue groun
Project for a Painted Frieze
, 1775–1800
Graphite, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Frieze with putti, fruits and flowers.
Fragment
, 18th century
silk; vegetable fiber Technique: painted and printed on gauze weave

Sheer scarf of fancy gauze weave; white with tiny all-over painted flowers; warp of some vegetable fibre-weft of silk. One tuck near hem.
Study for a Fresco: Allegory in Honor of Ranuccio Farnese
Francesco Salviati, Italian, 1510 – 1563, before 1553
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, white oxidized gouache, black chalk on white laid paper
Drawing

A king at center on his throne holds court as figures gather around; buildings in the background.
Deer Hunt with Bow and Arrow
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, ca. 1596–99
Recto: pen and brown ink, brush and black wash over black chalk on laid paper Verso: pen and brown ink on laid paper
Drawing

Recto: A forest scene with a stag standing in the center foreground, scratching his right ear. In the background at left, a huntsman prepares to shoot an arrow at the animal.    
Verso: Italian inscription relating to the recto, written in the hand of Luigi Alamanni.
Jar and cover
, 1780–90
Unglazed stoneware (“black basalt”)

Cylindrical with entasis; molded projecting base and collar. Low domed cover with knob. Sides decorated in relief with two identical scenes of landscape and two greyhounds; band of ivy about cover, and lotus rosette on knob, in relief.
Fragment
, 19th century
silk, metallic Technique: woven

Polychrome tsuba-like circles on a white background
Design for a Tureen
Joseph Anton Seethaler II, German, 1799–1868, 1827–35
Pen and black ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Bowl with cover ornamented with flower and vegetal forms, with an artichoke for finial.  Handles are composed of lions' heads holding rings in mouths. Feet are animal paws issuing from large leaves.
Heur et Malheur (Happiness and Woe)
Raymond Gayrard, French, 1777 - 1858, early 19th century
Cast silver
Token

Octagonal gambling token. Obverse shows the double bust of young Janus. Inscription: HEUR ET MALHEUR (happiness and woe) / GAYRARD-F. Reverse shows a lion devouring a fox and the inscription: LA RUSE NE PEUT LE SAUVER.
PLAFOND DE PEINTURE; Plafond du même cabinet, 4th Plate
Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, French, b. Italy, 1695–1750, 1740
Engraving on white laid paper
Print

Engraving (square) for the ceiling of Count Bielinski's cabinet. Large central roundel shows a sunburst as background for a mythological scene. A chariot, drawn by two horses and driven by a man is surrounded by female figures, putti, garlands and fruits. Cartouches at the four corners are decorated with putti. On lower border of engraving is written, to left and right of center: PLAFOND DE PEINTURE/Pour le Cabinet de Mr. le Comte de Bielinski grand M.al de la Couronne de Pologne
Shepherdess Resting
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1877–78
Charcoal on heavy white wove paper
Drawing

Horizontal view of a woman, clothed as shepherdess, lying on the ground in an open field, with a crook beside her; a flock of sheep, and trees, are visible in the background.
Entrance wall of a salon
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1746–1809
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

Entrance wall of a salon.
JARDIN DE L’HÔTEL DE CONDÉ
Nicolas Langlois, French, 1640 - 1703, 1658–95
Etching on laid paper
Print

A garden scene with large pavilions and gates in the background, domed and decorated with pilasters, rosettes, and ornamental panels. In the foreground parterre planting around a central fountain with a jet of water. Trees in Versailles planters around the formal parterres with small round planters around the fountain. Many figures walk around the garden along the paths. The plate is titled with the address.
Pavilion with a Clock and
, ca. 1800
Pen and black ink, gray wash, ochre and yellow wash, graphite Support: white laid paper
Drawing

Scale: 60 Palmi Romani
Button
, 19th century
Brass

Convex button with ornament in design of a crown with helmet and feathers.

On card E
Birdcage
, 19th century
Glass, silver-plated metal, metal, gilt wood
birdcage

Table type circular dome shape cage of glass, with frame of Sheffield plate. Concealed door. Wood base has two brass pins (b,c) for supporting floor (d). (e) and (f) are blue glass food containers and (g) is tassel of red silk and gold braid.
Exedra in a Park Dedicated to the Virtues and Human Activities
Jean-Charles Delafosse, French, 1734 – 1789, ca. 1770
Pen and black and brown ink, brush and watercolor on paper, lined
Drawing

A rendering of garden architecture.  In groupings, in front of the ends of the exedra are, at left, a seated woman holding jewels (Generosity) with two lions crouching at her feet, placed on a base.  "Generosite" is printed on the base.  At right, a woman with a sword leaning against a shaft of a column (Constancy), upon which a pair of billing doves rests.  "Constance" is printed on the column. On the other side of the woman are a putto and an altar.  There is a decaying tombstone at the right foreground.  In the center, at the middle ground, a pavilion forms the center of the structure.  It is a dome elevated on eight Corinthian columns.  Truth, "Verite" tops the dome.  It is a standing female sculpture.  A group of Charity, "Bienfaisance", stands in the middle, directly below the dome.  In projecting curving wings, between the columns, are the statues of "Temperance", and "Prudence"; Inscriptions "Commerce" and "Knowledge", "Connaissance", at left, "Invention" and "Study", "Etude", at right, are placed upon the base and entablature.  Putti with attributes of Mercury crouch upon the ends of the exedra.  A frieze with figures of putti is placed along the top part of the exedra.  Tops of trees are visible behind the exedra.
Trophy 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 left plate features four trophies with attributes of architecture (upper left), geometry (upper right), and fanciful helmets (both on bottom). The right plate features two trophies: the left with books, the right with liturgical instruments. The plates are not signed, but are numbered.
The Head of an Old Bearded Man
Donato Creti, Italian, 1671–1749, ca. 1710
Pen and ink on paper, mounted
Drawing

Shown in profile, turned toward the right.
Design for a Fountain in the Garden of the Palazzo Quirinale, Rome, Italy
Ferdinando Fuga, Italian, 1699 - 1781, 1742–43
Pen and sepia ink, brush and gray watercolor, graphite on off-white laid paper
Drawing

A fountain framed by an aedicule (small shrine or temple) topped with the coat-of-arms of Pope Benedict XIV. At lower left, a rough graphite sketch of the plan.
Study for Noah's Ark, Plate 40, Physica Sacra
Johann Melchior Füssli, Swiss, 1677–1736, before 1731
Brush and grey, black wash, pen and black ink on cream laid paper
Drawing

A large ship (Noah's Ark) is positioned on a hill in the center left of the image. Below is a large rectangular structure and to the right is a partially constructed ship. The scene is surrounded by an elaborate moulded frame, upon, above, and beneath which are an array of carpenter's tools. The letter D is written near the large rectangular structure, the letter A is written near the partially constructed ship, and B is written near the completed ship positioned on the hill in the background.
Sampler
, late 18th century
silk embroidery, linen foundation Technique: tent, cross and satin stitches on plain weave

Varying scenes: a house with animals; designs of plants, flowers, birds, a windmill, and animals. Verse on friendship. Bordered by carnations.
Cartouche with Triumph
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768, 1738
Etching and engraving on paper
Bound print

Blank cartouche in Rococo style framed with an allegorical winged figure of Triumph at top blowing a horn. A winged putto at left holds a banner. Below, a dolphin, lion, and a shield and military weapons. Seascape in the background, a stork or pelican at lower right.
Design for a Vase
, 1730–1740
Graphite, red crayon on paper
Drawing

Elevation of a vase decorated with two facing dolphins whose tails compose handles. Spiral gadrooning at the lower body. Standing on a cracked ground.
Sketch of a Covered Canoe
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1857–70
Graphite on gray-green wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Small sketch of a covered canoe with at least six people. At left, two people pilot the canoe while several others sit under and in front of the awning that covers the middle of the boat. One figure appears to stand on the boat's bow.

Verso: Mixed and largely indistinct sketches of what is possibly a water lily or a manned canoe at upper center, and a cutoff portion of a landscape view along the lower margin.
Staircase Balustrade Design
Caillouet, French, mid-18th century, 1775–87
Engraving and etching on paper
Print

A design for a wrought-iron staircase balustrade featuring scrolling and geometric bands, scrolling leaves, s-scrolls, c-scrolls, rosettes, and the French Royal cypher of double L's. The plate is signed and numbered.
The Head of a Bearded Man, a Man on Horseback
Paolo Emilio Besenzi, Italian, 1624 - 1666, ca. 1650
Black chalk, pen and ink, brush and bistre on paper
Drawing

The head is in the upper left corner. It is turned toward the right, and shown in profile. The beard is floating horizontally. Below: The horse is shown from the left back, galloping toward the left. It stands upon the hind legs and turns the head toward the spectator. The rider in classical attire has a head similar to the upper one
Trophy Design
François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1748 - 1797, 1766
Etching on paper
Print

An allegorical hanging trophy design representing war with its attributes, including armor, crowns, spears, quiver of arrows, swords, horns, shields, a helmet, palm leaves, and foliate branches. At the top, an oval medallion with a seated woman in armor with a tent in the background. The plate is signed and dated.
Square
, 3rd–4th century
warp; S-spun linen. Wefts; S-spun linen, s-spun wools Technique; slit tapestry with supplementary weft wrapping

Square on the diagonal with long band emanating from the bottom. Mosaic tile design in the center. Black on off-white.
A Fortified Town Overlooking a Lake
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1800–1825
Black chalk on cream wove paper
Drawing

Paved road leads to town. Two sections visible at right angle to each other. Upper section bordered by wall and substructures.  At left, lake and mountains.
Profil des Corniches etabli selon les cinq ordres à l'usage des soubassements elevé d'un Etage
Jean-François de Neufforge, Flemish, 1714–1791, 1768
Engraving on paper
Print

Designs for six cornices. The plate is signed and numbered.
Textile
, late 19th century
birch bark embroidered with dyed porcupine quills

Birch bark embroidered with dyed porcupine quills showing a vine with a single strawberry and white, blue, and pink flowers.
Night and Day, in Two Octagons, for a Bedroom
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, ca. 1815
Pen and dark brown ink on heavy laid paper
Drawing

Top: Selene rides upon chariot with two horses towards left. Flying putto with torch accompanies her. Trophy consisting of bow and quiver shown at bottom. Caption, written with ink on top: "notte"; top right: camera da letto". Bottom: Apollo rides in chariot with four horses toward right. Arc of zodiac in rear. Trophy with lyre shown at bottom. Caption, beneath: "Giorno." Written center: "Giorno(Giugno?) canchro Luglio leone/ Agosto vergine/ Settembre libra."
Edging
, 19th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, Mechlin style with five hole ground

Pattern of conventionalized floral sprays with five hole ground and some snow ball fillings.
Design for a Strapwork Brooch
, 16th century
Pen and sepia on paper
Drawing

A faced oval gem at center surrounded with a frame. Curling strap work frame with four round gems.