biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Textile
, late 18th–early 19th century
silk, metal wrapped silk thread Technique: plain weft faced weave (tapestry) with discontinuous supplementary weft (brocaded)

Piece from a pocket or pouch with cupid surrounded by arabesque ornament and three fleur-de-lys. Letters above, written in reverse. Brocaded in gold and silver on a green ground.
Frieze with Ovoidal Frame
Gottfried Engelmann, 1788 – 1839, 1823
Lithograph Support: white wove paper
Print

Lithographed in the manner of an engraving; a high frieze with a palmette ornament with cornucopias and an ovoidal frame, topped by a band with vine rinceaux; underneath a band with garlands alternating with rosettes, and lambrequins.
Panel
, 19th century
cotton, silk Technique: embroidered

Pieced panel in cotton embroidered with cream-colored silk in conventionalized geometric border designs with stylized trees above.
Fringe
, 17th century
silk Technique: woven

Blue, white, pink and yellow fringe with a checkboard heading and looped skirt threads supporting a tassel of the same color.
Design for a Woven Fabric
Unknown, 1825–50
Gouache, graphite Support: oiled tracing paper
drawing

Vertical format. In the manner of a mosaic floor design. Four rows composed alternatively of equilateral triangles. Interiors of triangles with the apex on top are to be divided into hexagons containing a star and three small equilateral triangles in the angles; the triangles with the apex below are divided into smaller hexagons and arrow points in the corners. Pencil lines sketch subdivision of the geometrical forms.
Embroidered picture
, 1838
silk, metallic thread Technique: embroidered on taffeta

Two crossed horns with flowers springing from the top. Horns in gold with tips in silk. Flowers in silk. Between horns at top are initials in gold: "OC". At left: "L" and at right: "A". Between tips of horns: "1838".
Wood engraving. Vignette.
, 1800–1830
Etching and engraving

Alter with wreath at its bottom, over a festoon which is suspended from two torches. "AMOUR FIDELITE" is printed on a ribbon surrounding the festoon.
Fragment
, 17th century
linen Technique: needle lace

Fragment of raised lace in a pattern of flower and leaves with small areas of surrounding design. Openwork and pin pricks. Flower has a picot edge.
Fragment
, 1000–1450
cotton, wool Technique: plain weave with discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocaded)

Brown cotton plain cloth with two fish brocaded in wool. One fish is brown and red, the other red and yellow.
Chasuble
, late 18th century
silk Technique: 7&1 satin with complementary weft floats

Blue and green stripes on red satin with small bouquets.
Title Page and Decorative Panel Design
François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1748 - 1797, 1788
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

Title page and design for a narrow vertical panel representing the spring, featuring arabesque motifs, pastoral figures, and attributes, sheep, festoons of leaves and flowers, a vase, scrolling leaves, baskets of flowers, birds, arrows, putti, and a nude female figure in the clouds. The plate is titled, signed, numbered, and dated.
Tailpiece
Homer Wayland Colby, American, 1874–1950, ca. 1910
Pen and ink on paper
Drawing

A motif composed of a crown, anchor, trident, and a sail.
Studies of Arms
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, ca. 1895
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Outstretched arms, seen from the back; right arm above, left arm below. Drawn on the back of a title page from book. On verso: "The Three Fishers / Thomas Hovenden"
Eight Figures of Clerics, from "Debaldus Nothanker" by Nicolai
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, German, 1726 - 1801, 1775
Engraving on paper
Print

Eight figures of standing clerics (numbered). Last one, lower right, is accompanied by wife and child.
Textile panel
, late 19th century
silk, gold foil on silk core Technique: plain compound twill

Tan silk ground with upper portion in figured design of chrysanthemum in dark blue silk, kiri (pawlonia) in blue, green, and white silks and gold metallic thread.
Sewing instruction book samples
, 1829
Wool and linen plain cloth

A) and b) Knitted cap of white wool with white ribbon; lining cap of white linen. c) Doll's sock of red and white wool, knitted.
Portrait
, 1854
silk Technique: jacquard woven

Woven portrait of Philippe de la Salle (1723-1803), after a portrait by De Boissieu (1736-1810) and possibly woven by J. Reybaud of Lyon.
Fragment of upholstery trimming
, ca. 1830
silk and wool Technique: plain compound twill on silk damask

b/: Red wool functional weft and red silk warp form a loose twill - over this a repeat, in extra yellow silk seft, of palmette between two leaves - two of these narrow bands have been sewed as borders to red silk damask.
[one of a pair]
Cap crown
, mid-18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, Mechlin style

Mechlin-style cap crown with a central fountain surrounded by elaborate cartouches and floral sprays. Two separately made pieces sewn together.
Design for a Coronet
, 1850–60
Pen and ink, brush and sepia wash, purple, green watercolor, graphite on paper
Drawing

Jewelry design for a coronet. In the center of the tiara, the ends of two vine branches are united by a knot with a green diamond framed by small red ones in its center. Below, two other green diamonds, one of them hanging. Along the branches are, alternating, a leaf and red grapes. Framed by a line in bistre.
No. 176
Ludwig Lobmeyr, Austrian, 1829 - 1917, ca. 1880
Mouth-blown crystal, hand-cut and polished
Cordial glass

Mouth-blown crystal, hand-cut and polished
Design for a Six-Legged Adjustable Round Table on Casters
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Graphite on thin, cream paper
Drawing

Round molded top with dividing stretcher running across center raised on 6 straight tapering legs on casters.
Design for Sconce, Hound
William Hunt Diederich, American, b. Hungary, 1884–1953, ca. 1920
Graphite and charcoal on paper
Drawing

Design for a wall-mounted sconce intended to be executed in metal. Figure of a hound with curling tail forms the armature, the glass lantern at the tips of its outstretched arms. At lower right, sketchy ornamental details.
Charger
Olérys-Laugier Factory, France, founded 1738, 1740–1760
Tin-glazed earthenware

Circular form with shaped rim decorated with green and ochre borders surrounding floral garlands; center decorated with green, blue-green, and ochre scene in landscape within scrollwork rocaille border. Central scene shows a seated woman wearing a crown. At her feet is a globe and cornucopia with money. Before her, an angel offers a building.
La Vie de Jeanne d'Arc
Francois Kettinger et fils, ca. 1825
cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave
Textile

Five scenes from the life of Joan of Arc.
Design for Serving Table with Two Drawers and Convex Front
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Graphite on cream tracing paper
Drawing

Oblong top with convex front having 2 drawers; raised on 4 straight tapering legs; lower rectangular shelf attaches just above floor level; backsplash.
Frieze
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Landscape view with pine and deciduous trees, floral medallion in front; printed 2 across.
Maple Leaves Reflected in Rippling Streams
, mid 18th - early 19th century
Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire)
Katagami

Maples leaves floating in water is associated with the Tatsuta River. A stream located in Nara Prefecture. This motif has been popular since the tenth century. The dark zone of the stream contains detailed ripples. The light zone contains silk threads to support the stencil structure.
Study of Sculpture of Reclining Male Nude
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1880–84
Charcoal on pale blue-grey paper
Drawing

Study of statue or cast of reclining male nude. Torso and upper legs are shown.
Sidewall
Fuller & Co., ca. 1905
Embossed and gilded paper

Imitation leather. Scrolling foliage design printed in terra cotta, gold and black on relief paper.
Fire-Backed Sunbird, plate 15 from Birds of Western Africa
William Home Lizars, Scottish, 1788 - 1859, 1837
Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Tropical marsh bird, with red head, brown wings, tail, and underside. Title and artists' names below.
Ceiling paper
Janeway & Co. Inc., New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1848 - 1914, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Quatrefoil or tudor rose shape, composed of blue scrolling foliage. Set within a square with a circle set into each corner. Printed on a light blue ground.
Knife with Porcelain Handle
, 19th century
porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold (handle); brass (blade)
knife

Leaf-shaped brass blade, brass ferrule. Pistol-shaped porcelain handle. Painted floral design in yellow, brown, blue, red and gold on a white ground.
Bateaux de sable à quai (Sand Barges Moored at the Quay), Arles
Vincent Van Gogh, The Netherlands, active in France, 1853 – 1890, August 14, 1888
Reed pen and brown ink, graphite on cream wove paper
Drawing

Rhone River scene in Arles: Two boats loaded with sand are moored by a stone quay. A man with a loaded wheelbarrow is traversing a plank gangway from one of the boats to the quay, two figures are fishing at left middleground, and two sailboats float towards a bridge on the horizon in the upper right.
Courtyard Façade of the Louvre, Plate 40 of Vues Pittoresques de Principaux édifices de Paris
L. Roger, French, active 18th century, 1792
Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

One façade of the Louvre from the courtyard, with gardens and figures. Title, artists' and publisher's names, a short commentary below.
Optical Toy: "Mount Vesuvius" (Spooner's Protean Views)
William Spooner, England, active 1830 – 1854, ca. 1838
Lithograph, brush and watercolor on paper, mounted
Print

View through an open loggia across a body of water with mountains in the distance. When held to the light Vesuvius is seen erupting at night. Below, title and lengthy description; publisher's name below.
Small Trident Shaped Serving Fork with Snail
Charles Victor Gibert, French, ca. 1890
silver
fork

Three wide tines with pointed tips, in flared trident shape. At base of tines, mottled rocky or barnacle-like surface, particularly on reverse side. Applied kelp-like vine twisted around handle stem, which is also deocrated with a mottled rockly or barnacle-like surface. Handle widens very slightly to rounded terminal. On reverse side, just above terminal, applied relief sea snail.
mask
Sigmund Rothschild, American, 1917 - 1991, 19th century
wood

Hollowed rectangular anthropomorphic form with long tapering ears framing deep bulbous forehead above pierced rectangular eyes, and bisected by elongated straight nose. Dark brown patina.
Study of arm
Elihu Vedder, American, 1836 – 1923, ca. 1885
Pastel crayon on gray paper
Drawing

Detail of a male figure's right hand holding a circular object, possibly a dish or saucepan.
Border
, 1850–75
Block-printed and flocked

Tan scrollwork banding over green flock background.
Ceiling paper
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Alternating larger and smaller quatrefoil motifs with scrolling foliage filling the voids in between dotted background fill. Printed in two shades of green and deep red on tan ground.
Nightime Seascape
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1890–1900
Pen and black ink on off-white wove paper
Sketchbook folio

Dark ocean coming onto shore with dark clouds filling the sky. Miscellaneous pen strokes in margins to left and right of image.
Sampler
, early 19th century
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in satin, running, eyelet, and four-sided stitches with withdrawn element work on plain weave foundation

Vertical rectangle with horizontal bands of floral and geometric pattern embroidered in bright colors with withdrawn element work in white at top.
Cope hood
, 16th century
linen, silk, metal Technique: embroidered and couched on cut velvet weave

Central oval with seated Virgin nursing child, in polychrome silk satin stitch and couched gold, set in red velvet shield with couched and embroidered gold arabesques. Outer border of undecorated red velvet with wide gold galloon edging. Deep twisted gold fringe on three sides. Lined with faded glazed red linen of period.
Frieze
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Floral bouquets set within acanthus scrolls, swags across top and bottom. Background shades from green at top to pink in the middle to tan at bottom.
Border
, mid-18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, Mechlin style

Band of Mechlin lace with a scalloped border and pattern of foliage, peacocks, dolphins and conventional vases with flowers separated by a scrolling border.
Ceiling paper
Henry Gledhill & Co., 1889 – 1900, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Circular design printed in octagonal framework. A quatrefoil motif is over the junction. Printed in tan, green and white mica on an off-white ground.
Elevation and Profile of a Wall Fountain
Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742, 1692–99
Pencil, pen and brown ink with grey wash
Album page

Recto: Horizontal rectangle. A basin in the form of a shell with water issuing from a winged dolphin's head. 

Verso: Vertical rectangle. A standing figure seen from the back, his left arm raised, and a seated man holding a shield.  

One sheet of paper drawn on recto and verso, mounted onto an album page with window cutout to see verso.
Flounce
, late 17th century
linen Technique: Brussels-style bobbin lace

Brussels-style flounce with references to liquid including a woman sitting on a storm cloud, two exotically dressed people watering a fruit tree and a woman giving her milk to a child holding a cup.
Sidewall
, 1815–25
Block-printed on handmade paper

Curved stems from which grow a variety of flowers including cornflowers, bell flowers, roses, sweet peas, etc. Printed in lavender, red, yellow, blue and green on glossy cream ground.
Sidewall
, 1870–90
Machine-printed

Aesthetic-style design; fern and other foliage printed in ocher, metallic gold and very pale green over deeper pale green.
Ceiling paper
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Alternating floral medallions and floral vining with bows connected by rose vining. Light yellow ground. Printed in greens, pinks, white and gold mica. Taped tear across center.
Kain panjang (long sarong)
, 19th century
cotton Technique: wax resist dyeing (batik) on plain weave

Long batik sarong (kain panjang) in dark blue, light brown, and white. Dark blue ground showing numerous white dots known as "gabah sinawur" (grains of rice). The "semen" (curling tendrils and other non-geometric forms) and "sawat" (wings and tail of Garuda, mount of Vishnu) motifs, mountains, and crowns are also used.
Three of Diamonds
E. Le Tellier, French, active late 19th century, late 19th century
Lithograph on paper
Playing card

Three of Hearts playing card from a pack of transformation playing cards. A female figure with long braided hair and a full dress, three red diamonds centered vertically across the figure.
Knife
, ca. 1700–1800
silver, leather, brass, steel

Blade has straight upper edge, the lower edge curving towards the point; [not original]. Octagonal brass handle with baluster-shaped top.
Sketch of Crossed Legs
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, ca. 1883
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Top, sailboat in still water. Below, man's legs crossed
Plate XIII, from Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum
Julio Paschale, 1582
Woodcut on paper
Print

Wooden machine for slicing wood into planks or beams at which two men are turning wheels on an axel, rods connect it to an elevated treadle which moves toothed bands up and down through the wood. Spoked wheel, center, moves the wood up. Description in Latin on verso of 1949-152-210.
Ceiling paper
Cresswell & Washburn Ltd, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1880 - 1900, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Dark pink flowers are repeated in a diagonal pattern throughout the sidewall. Each flower has light pink and green meandering sprigs. The flower bunches alternate in position and repeat every other register. Printed on a light pink ground.
Border
, late 16th–early 17th century
linen Technique: grid of laid cords with needle lace, reticella style; edge of punto in aria

Small squares making up a border with small-scale triangular pendants. Modes: brides picotées, portes.
Study of elm tree
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, July 1854
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Sketch of an elm tree with foliage.
Knife with Brass Handle
, ca. 1690
brass, steel
knife

Blade with straight sides and leaf-shaped point, plain bolster. Rounded neck. Round flaring plain brass handle.
Frieze
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

The frieze is printed to resemble an embroidered textile, not dissimilar to Renaissance designs. Highly stylized pomegranate motifs are connected by scalloped borders of c and s scrolls. An allover diaper pattern of small cells creates a woven texture. The pattern is printed in shades of red, green, pink, orange and gold.
Cap crown
, mid-18th century
linen Technique: needle lace with ground of loop and twist with twist return

Cap crown with a pattern of symmetrical floral and foliated forms that are framed by scroll-like bands.
Textile
, mid-19th century
embroidered machine net

Embroidered machine net, naturalistic floral border; mid-19th century Brittany
Textile
, 1720s
silk Technique: 4&1 satin damask; the warp-float face of satin as background

Large-scale, vertically symmetrical pattern of flowers and leaves in what is generally called the "lace" style, in golden yellow on a yellow-green ground.
Standing Cup
Georg Kraudi, German act. Nuremberg, 1643-1676, ca. 1650
silver, gold
cup

Chalice (a) with six double repousse swellings surrounded by wriggle work, gilded, on matching foot.  Stem, urn-shaped with three scrolled handles.  Silver cut and scrolled collars at junctions. Cover (b) silver-gilt with six swellings and cut and scrolled finial.
lavender
Gallé, late 19th–early 20th century
Glass
Vase

Vase with bulbous body, elongated swollen neck; decorated with mustard yellow and lavender plants and flowers on white-gray background.
Purse
, 19th century
linen, metal Technique: crochet

Round flat purse with gilt metal clasp. Bouquets of roses in pinks and greens surround a central blue motif. Crocheted in a circular fashion from the center out.
Sidewall
Gledhill Wall Paper Co., New York, New York, founded 1900, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

On cream ground, treillage composed of clusters of trees in gray. Staggered medallions with hanging pendants, both containing natural landscapes and framed by gold scrolls.
Bush Clover and Birds
, mid 18th - early 19th century
Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire)
Katagami

Bush clover (hagi) is a member of the seven flowers or grasses of autumn (aki no nanakusa). This plant is a popular motif typically worn from August to mid-October. It has become a fashionable kimono design since used in a scene from the Tale of Genji. This plant is also associated with being strong. Floating among the bush clover are clouds covered with silhouettes of birds. Silk threads have been added to support the stencil structure.
Textile
, 17th century
silk Technique: damask: 4&1 satin (2)

Length of damask, blue warp, white weft. Vertically symmetrical pattern with double-headed eagle, large flower in a pot and elephant. White pattern, the warp-float face of the satin. Blue background, the warp-float face of the satin.
Sketchbook Page: Sketches of Flowers
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1874
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Recto: Sketches of flowers. 
Verso: Faint sketches of rounded petals.
A Country Store – Getting Weighed
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, March 25, 1871
Wood engraving in black ink on paper
Print

View of four ladies getting weighed in the village store.
Textile
, early 19th century
cotton Technique: relief printed, colored ground

Heavy cotton printed in red, yellow and black. Background is red with an allover net design in yellow. Leaves in yellow and black with a variety of picotage.
Pleated fan
, mid- 19th century
Paper leaf with gilded and hand-colored lithograph; carved and pierced ivory sticks

Fan leaf with  gilded and hand-painted lithograph scene of a woman and two girls in a landscape; verso: a family scene with a house and waterfalls. Ivory sticks gilded and pierced with seaweed motif.
Scene of the Moat
Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858, 1797-1858
Woodblock print in colored ink on paper
Print

A summer view of the imperial palace moat shows lush green vegetation everywhere. The few visitors show the enormity of the trench that protects the royal family of Japan.
Fragment
, late 16th century
silk Technique: cut and uncut supplementary warp pile (velvet)

Fragment of dark red velvet with an uncut ground and design in cut pile. Small pattern of swinging branches and leaves forming ogive-shaped areas, in each a highly formalized floral motif.
Man Giving Speech
, ca. 1800
Pen and ink on light blue paper
Drawing

Roughly sketched scene of a standing man with a sword addressing a group of seated figures.
Female Figure Among Clouds; Resurrection, Study after Panetti
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1821–22
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, black chalk on heavy white wove paper
Drawing

Left, Resurrection scene in desert landscape with mountains, plain, and few sparse trees. In upper center, Christ with very large halo stands on cloud; six putti surround him and two kneeling angels flank him. Right, the Madonna and Child in an oval.
Frame
, ca. 1800
Cast and gilt bronze

Horizontally oriented lozenge-shaped form with palmettes at each corner.
ATTRIBUTS D’ARCHITECTURE
Jean-Charles Delafosse, French, 1734 – 1789, 1772–77
Crayon-manner etching in red ink on laid paper
Print

Design for an ornamental hanging trophy featuring objects associated with architecture. The objects include measuring devices, calipers, rulers, protractor, architectural plans, fragment of a fluted column, laurel leaves, books, scrolls of paper, and ribbons. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
Young girl getting water at a spring
Thomas Sully, 1783 – 1872, ca. 1840
Brush and oil paint on paperboard
Drawing

A young female figure stands next to a well. Her right hand rests on the well box, while water fills her crock. Trees and foliage fill the background.
Design for a Drawing Room
, 1750–75
Graphite, pen and ink, brush and bistre on paper
Drawing

Elevation of a room, showing two bays and a section of a ceiling. Both bays have windows in the lunettes above the entablature. The left bay is decorated with a view into a garden. Below, a balustrade and a stone bench. At right, a window with two wings. Below, a bench in front of the dado. The framing pilasters are decorated with candelabrum and garlands. The vaulted ceiling shoes a trellis architecture with vine branches. Birds fly above the central compartment and sit upon the rim.
Button
, 19th century
Copper, silver plate

1931-59-162: Convex button with "Colonie de Citeaux". Brass bac...;     1931-59-194: On card E50
Fragment
, ca. 1820
cotton Technique: printed on plain weave

Fragment shows part of The Lives of the Olympians.Two classical figures at rest in a pastoral setting. Two angels offer flowers and birds to a seated female figure. Male figure rests at the edge of a pond on an urn with flowing water.