biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Rocky Outcropping with Trees, Catskill, New York
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, July 1844
Graphite on white wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of a rocky outropping or small cliff in or near Catskill, New York. At center, the rough rock face separates into rocks and fissures in its upper section. At left, a dead birch tree and a hemlock lean against the rocks.

Verso: Architecture sketch showing a view of mill buildings adjacent to a stream and small waterfall. At center, a bridge spans the stream and falls, which produces a cloud of mist below.
Mace for Liturgical Use
, 1750–1773
Black chalk, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

A fluted cup with a foot stands upon the shaft. Above it is a pedestal with the escutcheon for a prelate's coat-of-arms in front. Above kneel two angels beside the façade of a church with a closed door. In front of the house is a papal coat-of-arms, possibly that of Clement XIII (1758-1736). Garlands hang from the entablature.
Landscape with Bridge
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, late 18th–early 19th century
Pen and ink on paper
Drawing

Landscape with two figures drawing in foreground and figures crossing bridge.
Design for Frieze Decoration, with Alternative Suggestions
Mauro Antonio Tesi, Italian, 1730 - 1766, late 18th century
Pen and brown ink, graphite, on cream laid paper
Drawing

In the center of an escutcheon, with the head of an animal on top. Festoons are supported by half-figures, seen at left from the right front, at right from left back.  At left a woman sits upon a scroll. At right a woman with a bowl kneels upon a leaf volute. The festoons are supported outside by rosettes.
Study: Hands
, 1750–1775
Charcoal and white heightening on blue paper
Drawing

Horizontal composition of the hands and arms of a young man holding an open book. A scale is at the right edge. On the other side, three hands of a man are shown. One pair of hands is shown from the inside and a third left hand is shown from the outside
Design for a Holy Water Stoup
, late 18th century
Red crayon, brush and red watercolor, wash on paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Design for a holy water stoup to be fastened to a wall. The bowl is fastened to the bottom scrolls of an escutcheon on top of which a spread eagle stands under a large crown. A fringed curtain forms the background. Tassels at top and in the bottom center.
Doorway Design
D. Antoine Pierretz, French, active 1647, 1647
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for a doorway decorated with Classical motifs. The doors are left blank but are framed by moldings, festoons of leaves, rosettes, a mask. The overdoor is decorated with a crowned roundel portrait bust, flanked by winged putti, and vases of flowers, with a draped textile in the background. The whole is flanked by fluted pilasters on either side, with arms and armor trophies on the dado. The cornice is decorated with sculpted moldings featuring laurel leaves, a central rosette, and corbels. The plate is numbered.
Title Page
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, 1777–79
Etching on paper
Print

Title page and six designs for trophies incorporating arms and armor, spears, cannon, birds, baskets, horn, festoons of flowers and leaves, head of a deer, drum, bagpipe or musette, sheets of music. The plate is titled, signed, and numbered.
Cloudy Skies over Mountain Ridges near Hacienda Chillo, Ecuador
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, July 27, 1857
Graphite on tan wove paper
Drawing

Landscape and atmosphere sketch showing a view of Ecuadorian mountains under a vivid and rainy sunset. Slopes of the mountain ranges, visible at center right, gently descend from right to left. Above, a mixture of storm clouds stretches across the sky.
Mount
, early 19th century
Brass

Vertical irregular polygon with repoussé decoration of a patera with wings and a flaming torch and anthemion scrolls.
Sampler
, 17th century
linen Technique: buttonhole, counted satin and hem stitches, cutwork and drawnwork, on plain weave

Eleven borders of cutwork, drawnwork and embroidery.
Men
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1882
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Partial sketch of three male figures.
Cartouche Design
Pierre-Philippe Choffard, French, 1730–1809, 1775–86
Etching on laid paper
Print

A rococo cartouche design featuring c-scrolls, scrolling acanthus leaves, and shell motifs with reeds and foliage. The plate is numbered and lettered.
Tree Branch
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1880
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Partial sketch of a tree branch.
Epitaphe de marbre et bronze de Mr. le Baron de Bezenval (Epitaph in Marble and Bronze for Baron de Bezenval), plate 100, in Oeuvres de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (Works by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier)
Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, French, b. Italy, 1695–1750, 1748
Engraving on white laid paper
Print

Epitaph stands in front of fluted pilaster and flanked by branches. Starting with lower section, crown of thorns sits framed by a shell; a larger panel of veined marble topped by family crest illustrates a ram, baby, and two horseshoes and topped by a crown. Flanking this a scroll and a dagger. Below, hangs a medal of honor, on right a helmet. Above, portrait with inscription ANIMUS PAR ORI; portrait framed by grapevines and ribbon. Finial at the top with two points.
Corniches d'appartement
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Two designs for cornices, decorated with ornament motifs including bound leaf, cornucopie, portrait medallions, lion head, lamb tongue, acanthus leaves, and a lyre. The plate is signed.
Desert Caravan, Palestine or Syria (Israel or Jordan)
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, February 1868
Pen and ink with graphite on tan wove paper
drawing

Figure sketch of a caravel of camels approaching the viewer, led by a Bedouin rider who rests a long spear against his shoulder and carries a rifle on his back. Camels decreases in size as they curve into distance.
Lit à la Polonoise
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1789
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Design for a bed, split down the middle of the plate to show the bed frame construction (left) and the bed furnished (right). The bed is covered in a fringed textile, and the frame is carved with ornament motifs including fluting and rosettes. The bed has above it a canopy with matching textile as well as ostrich feathers. The plate is signed and numbered.
Design for a Dish Stand with Extending Arms and a Small Spirit Lamp
Joseph Anton Seethaler II, German, 1799–1868, ca. 1800
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash on paper
Drawing

Four vase forms support cross bars holding a spirit lamp in the center.
Storm over the Hudson Valley, Hudson, New York
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1865–80
Brush and oil on canvas
Drawing

Landscape and meteorological sketch showing a view of a nighttime thunderstorm over the Hudson River Valley, as seen from the artist's estate near Hudson, New York. In lower portion, foreground landscape and mountain silhouette are enshrouded in black. At center, a rose-orange lightning bolt dimly illuminates the landscape and blustery atmosphere. Low clouds intercede between the viewer and the lightning.
Two Frieze Designs
Alexis Loir, French, 1640 - 1713, ca.1660–1716
Etching on paper
Print

Two horizontal frieze designs with foliate scrolls, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), an eagle, lion, ribbons, festoons of fruit, shell, and a male figure. The plate is numbered and signed.
can
, ca. 1820
Painted tôle

Square in plan, with four foliated paw feet upon a square base. Painted white and gold, blue inside, with groups of figures in landscape.
Seated Older Figure with Standing Younger Figure
, 17th–mid- 19th century
Pen and ink, brush and wash, brush and oxidized white heightening on paper
Drawing

Seated Older Figure with Standing Younger Figure.
Sidewall
, 1820–30
Block-printed

Scattered sprays of foliage, with flowers and berries. Printed in blue, pink, green and neutral orange.
Design for a Library Wall
, 1750-1780
Pen and Chinese ink, brush and watercolor, black chalk on paper
Drawing

Six bays of equal size and the first filled with a door and an overdoor, both showing representations of a prelate. The five others with alternating large square-headed and smaller semicircular beaded windows. Cases with books stand under the windows. The wall panels show vertical rows of alternating square and circular panels formed by interlacing bands. The square panels depict battle scenes; the circular ones, animals.
Border fragment
, 17th century
silk, linen Technique: brocatelle

Fragment of a border with a symmetrical design of acanthus leaf and scrolls in green and white on a red ground.
Cattle, a Cow Walking and a Cow Crouching
Samuel Colman, American, 1832–1920, 1875–80
Graphite, brush and gouache on cream-colored paper.
Drawing

Vertical view with a cow, walking, shown in profile and turned to left, with construction lines and circles at top, and a crouching cow at bottom.
Christ Praying in the Garden of Olives
Johannes van Londerseel, Flemish, ca. 1570 - ca. 1624, ca. 1615
Engraving on white paper
Print

Landscape with trees. Left, Christ praying, angel above him. In mid-center two disciples asleep. Right distance, figures and houses.
Trimming
, 19th century
silk Technique: woven

Trimming fragment in a design of diagonal red and white bands set between zigzag lines in red on a yellow ground; picot edges.
Pleated fan
Charles Bour, French, 1814–1881, mid- 19th century
Gilded paper leaf with hand-colored lithographs framed by embossed, glazed paper, gilded and painted mother-of-pearl sticks with hand-colored lithograph, mirror with gold frame in guards, white paste jewel rivet head, gilt metal bail, silk tassel with gilt ornaments and glass beads

Pleated fan. Gilded paper leaf with lithographs. Obverse: purple and copper-colored paper gilded showing three proscenium arches with curtains and pseudo-Renaissance motifs framing hand-colored lithographs of theatrical Spanish scenes. At left, a drinking party in fancy dress; at center, a large masked ball; at right, a queen and three attendants in a loge. Reverse: Three framed hand-colored lithographs of Spanish scenes in mountainous country. At left, two women at a well listening to minstrels; in center, groups of men at leisure with horses and riders; at right, men with a donkey. Gilded mother-of-pearl sticks, brilliantly painted on obverse and reverse with birds, flowers and scrolls.  Reverse sticks decorated with small painted lithograph of Chenonceau. Oval mirror with gold frame set in guards. White paste jewel rivet head; gilt metal bail. Pale green silk tassel with gilt ornaments and beads.
Musicians Playing Trumpets and Flutes
Raimundo de Madrazo, Spanish, 1841–1920, 
Graphite and white chalk on paper
Drawing

Two studies made for the painting The Return of Christopher Columbus to the Spanish Court, currently owned by the Italian Charities of America. The primary group depicts male musicians playing trumpets and flutes. The secondary group, at the bottom center of the page, features a trumpeter.
Textile
, 18th century
silk, metallic thread Technique: 5-harness damask with discontinuous supplementary weft bound in 4/1 twill weave

Two fragments of a pattern made up of two continuous curved vines side-by-side in a vaguely "bizarre-type" style. Dark yellow ground is patterned with gold metallic thread and floral motifs of pink, white, blue-green and pale yellow.
Vase
Louis Comfort Tiffany, American, 1848–1933, 1900–10
Favrile glass

Iridescent blue, purple and green glass. Free-blown ovoid shape with flattened shoulders. Short neck, about one third diameter of body, flares slightly. Body decorated in upper half with bands of five rosettes composed of five applied drop petals each, in depressions, and entire band is edged by applied thread at upper and lower edges.
Painting
Francesco Bartolozzi, Italian, active England, 1727–1815, 1781
Engraving in brown ink on white paper
Print

The bust of a woman with a hand in her hair bearing an inscription, and a palette and brushes in her hands.
Fan leaves, first half of the set "Desseins d'Eventails et Ecrans"
Nicolas Pierre Loir, French, 1624 - 1679, ca. 1750
Etching, engraving on laid paper
Print

Semicircular plates. Inscribed, in print, in cartouche held by two putti: Desseins / d'Eventails / et Ecrans / Par N. / Loire
Project for the elevation of the frame of a receptacle for a monstrance
Vincenzo Belli, Italian, 1710 - 1787, 1825–50
Pencil, pen, ink, black watercolor wash, paper
Drawing

Two angels, standing on clouds, raise with their hands a palm and a vine bow, respectively. They lean with their inside arms on a circular frame. On top and at the bottom of the frame are clouds with cherubim.
Study of Four Figures, for the Burial of St. Petronilla Altarpiece at St. Peter's
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (called Guercino), Italian, 1591 – 1666, ca. 1623
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laidpaper, laid down
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. In the centre, an old man in the attitude of aroration, accompanied by another figure, possibly an angel. Behind them, two women.
Knightsbridge
Joseph Pennell, American, active England, 1857–1926, 1906
Etching in black ink on laid paper
Print

View looking down Brompton Road, with the large department stores shown at the left. Many vehicles and figures in the street.
Vignette
, 1840–1850
Glyphograph on paper
glyphograph

Waved unnaturalistic rose stem and a paper scroll.
An Oil Burning Lamp
Giovacchino Belli, Italian, 1756 - 1822, 1775–1880
Pen and ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

A thin column rises from a stand, a quarter of the plan of which is shown beside at left: ''Quarta parte della / Pianta''. A vase, which is decorated with a calyx, a Greek, festoons, etc., is to contain the oil. The neck can be screwed off, as indicated by dotted lines. The spouts are in the mouths of dragons, who are wound around and supported by young men kneeling in the  height of the foot of the vase, two of the three intended spouts are shown with flames. A pick and an extinguisher have scrolls as handles; they are suspended from the tails of the dragons. Another column and a winged Satyr girl carrying a big bough behind her back stands upon the vase. A woman, whose eyes are covered by a ribbon and whose cloak forms a slope, is seated on top.
Fragment
, ca. 1700
silk, metallic yarns Technique: satin weave with supplementary weft patterning (brocaded)

Fragment of brocaded silk damask in the ‘bizarre' style. Pink, red and silver ground with details brocaded in shades of blue showing a basket of flowers and fantastic shapes.
Textile
, 1700–1750
cotton Technique: resist printed on plain weave

Off-white cotton resist-printed in two shades of blue. Slender undulating branches with massive, conventionalized blossoms and foliage, and much use of white dots to enhance the design.
Study of a Wing
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, ca. 1895
Graphite on tracing paper
Drawing

A wing outstretched to the right.
Infortunium (Misfortune)
Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500–1550, 1541
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Vertical rectangle. A winged figure of a woman, walking toward the left. A small figure of an evil genius impedes her progress by grasping her garment. A large crab is at her feet.
City Hall, New York
J. Archer, British, active 1850s, ca. 1830
Engraving in black ink on paper
Print

View of the facade of City Hall, New York. Entrance at left, seen from the street. Carriage, left, and several figures.
Woman viewing Cherry Blossoms on the Bank of the Sumida River (Sumidagawa hana no kei)
Utagawa Kunisada, Japanese, 1786 – 1864, ca. 1840
woodblock print on paper
Print

Vertical rectangle. Standing woman in a landscape, turned three-quarters left, her gaze directed over her left shoulder. A blossoming bush in the right foreground, and a tree in the left background.
Textile
, early 18th century
silk Technique: satin damask with discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocaded)

Blue-green satin, brocaded in white, rose, green and light brown. Pattern is of tree with large scale fruit.
Sampler
, 17th century
linen Technique: embroidered with satin, double running, buttonhole stitches over an arched cord and couching

Thirteen cross borders in cutwork with needlepoint stitches and embroidery in satin and curled stitches.
A Ring
, 1820–50
Pen, ink, brush, various water colors, white. Paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. The ring is at left. It is decorated with an ovoidal landscape, with an indicated coat of arms and with leaves. The frame shows four circular medallions with peasant scenes, three of which are dispersed into an oblong.
Venus and Cupid at the Forge of Vulcan
Gérard de Lairesse, Dutch, 1641–1711, ca. 1700
Engraving on white laid paper
Print

Venus is shown putting arrows into a quiver held by Cupid. Behind her is a pile of warfare implements. In the background, three figures hammer at the forge.
Textile
, 1805–1810
cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave

Overall pattern of floral roundels overlaid with design showing vase forms with cupids, wheat sheaves, grape vines, a hunting hound, Diana with bow and arrow, masks and sheep heads.
Textile
, 18th century
silk, metal thread Technique: embroidery on plain/ribbed weave

Embroidered in serpentine design of leaves, tendrils and ribbons, in light colored silks and metal thread.
Ribbon
, 1850–1900
silk Technique: taffeta with brocade

Piece of light tan ribbon with a border design of birds in brown and yellow.
Trimming
, 19th century
silk Technique: needle knotting (bebilla)

Edging of decorative shapes in green, rose and white.
Fragment
, 17th century
silk Technique: supplementary warp forming cut and uncut raised pile in plain weave foundation (velvet0

Leaf rising from a diagonal bar in blue on deep tan.
Design for a Square Dining Table on Bun Feet
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Graphite on thin cream paper
Drawing

Square molded top raised on molded flaring rectangular support decorated with continuous bands of dents and Greek key motifs.  Molded "X"-shaped base terminating in 4 molded bun feet.
A Room in a Florentine Palace
Unknown, Italian, 1824
Brush and watercolor, gouache, gold paint, graphite on white wove paper
Drawing

The wall decoration in the eighteenth century grisaille technique is obscured by mirrors and a portrait. The Louis XVI ormolu-mounted table, bergere armchair and upholstered wood-framed seating furniture constitute a room of mixed style. A table covered by a blue cloth for writing or painting stands near the window. A small boy in a white dress and pantalettes stands in front of the door.
Design for Dining Table "B" of Mahogany
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Graphite on thin cream paper
Drawing

Rectangular molded top raised on octagonal, faceted, columnar support with rounded bottom, terminating in 4 splayed legs on casters.
Tool
, ca. 1870
Wood, steel, brass

Numbered VIII on handle.
Diane and Endymion (copy)
, early 19th century
cotton Technique: plate printed on plain weave
Textile

Same design as 1995-50-149a/c but there are enough differences in the details to indicate it was printed from a different plate.
Spoon
, 1600–1650
Brass

Circular bowl surmounted by thin cylindrical shaft with lion sejant at terminus.
Leonidas at Thermopylae
, ca. 1815
cotton Technique: printed by engraved plate
Textile

The helmeted, but naked figure of the warrior king of Sparta, Leonidas, holding a shield and carrying a sword in the center of a rocky pass with a field of warriors. On the left a man engraves on a rock with his sword the inscription which will recall for posterity the deed of the Spartan. At the left is the blind warrior Eurites. On scroll at bottom center:  "LEONIDAS AUX THERMOPYLES, D'apres David." In sepia on natural.
Ceiling paper
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Repeating design of scrolling acanthus sprigs. Printed in tan and white on light tan ground.
Button
Agostino Brunias, Italian, ca. 1730–1796, late 18th century
Gouache paint on tin verre fixé, ivory (backing), glass, gilt metal

Button depicting scene with five figures. Two men wear white clothing and pink turbans and are training with wooden sticks, looking at their left [proper]. Behind them, a woman in a skirt, shirt and white turban also faces the same direction. On each side, two shirtless men stand wearing pants and turbans.
Edging
, late 18th century
Technique: bobbin lace

Edge of bobbin lace, scrolling plant and scalloped edge; late 18th century Buckinghamshire.
Embroidered picture
, late 17th century
silk embroidery on silk foundation, pearls Technique: embroidered in satin, couching, stem, knot, and needlelace stitches on 7/1 satin foundation

Queen in a tent holding an orb and wearing a crown.  A lion and a deer in the bottom corners.
Fashion Plate from Le Mercure des Salons, Modes de Paris
, 1830
Wood engraving, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Two women; one woman standing left, wearing a white dress and hat, with green and brown trim; the other sitting right, in a pink dress. Title above and below.
Design for a Title Page
Clément Pierre Marillier, French, 1740 – 1808, 1770–85
Pen and black ink, brush and grey wash, graphite on cream paper
Drawing

A scalloped cloth, intended for an inscription, is draped before a sculptured panel. Below, Cupid is shown seated on a high base.
Study of Clouds and Waves Onshore
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1890–1900
Pen and black ink on off-white wove paper
Sketchbook folio

View of ocean from beach, out towards horizon, with waves coming on shore and detailed clouds. Small, abstract doodle in margin at top right of image.
Pillow cover
, 18th century
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in counted running stitch on plain weave foundation

Diagonal rows of lozenges with saw-toothed edges embroidered in red, white, buff and yellow silk on a blue ground.
Border
, 1835–55
Block-printed and flocked on paper, polished ground

On a satin ground, chain-like band of scroll work and foliage with the upper background shaded and flocked; printed in grays, black and white with rust-red flocking.

H# 29
Plate in Nouveaux Livre de Parterres contenant 24 pensséz diferantes (New Book Containing 24 Different Variations for Garden Beds)
Daniel Marot, French, active in the Netherlands and England, 1661–1752, ca. 1700
Etching and engraving on white laid paper
Print

Two designs of arched trellis work; in one a couple is walking through, and in the other there is a fountain.
St. Margarets, Westminster, from "Ackermann's Repository"
Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1756–1827, 1809
Aquatint, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Gothic interior of a chapel, seen from right of the entrance. Pews are filled. Pulpit at the left center. Stained glass window above the altar. Title, artists', and publisher's names below.
Design for Stained Glass Window
, ca. 1860
Brush and watercolor, pen and ink on paper
Drawing

Three tall vertical panels. Left and right panels have the same design of geometric shapes and leaf patterns. The central panel shows the figure of St. Philip holding a cross below a Gothic canopy. Small ogival panels above, with floral motifs.
Inkwell
, 18th century
Tin-glazed earthenware

Ink well with polychrome floral decoration. Modern ceramic center well.
Cap streamer
, early 18th century
linen Technique: needle lace

Single cap streamer with a vertically symmetrical pattern of fan-like leaf shapes, scrolls, and arabesques.
Last View of Quebec
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, 1881
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Narrows, with high ridge, right, boats, with mountains beyond.
Sidewall - sample
Wallace Wall-Paper Co., Cortland, New York, 1906–08
Machine-printed

Floral stripe design. Single poppy flower with foliage on long stem. Flowers printed against a textured brown stripe, alternating with a black stripe.
Cap streamers
, 1690s
linen Technique: needle lace

"Candlestick" pattern of floral and foliated forms in high relief. Straight outer edge interrupted at intervals by clusters of blossoms.