biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Head cloth (kain kepala)
, early 19th century
cotton Technique: wax resist dyeing (batik) on plain weave

Square textile (may be a head cloth or 'kain kepala') with symmetrical "semen" (non-geometric forms like flora and fauna) design. Featuring "sawat" motif (wings and tail of Garuda, mount of Vishnu), crayfish, birds, etc. in cinnamon brown with a few white accents, dark blue crackles, and all on a very dark blue ground.
Covered dish
, ca. 1800
glass

Round body with vertical fluted rim at top; loop handle; domed lid with button finial; body and lid cut with double row of printies, a row of narrow flutes at base of body.
Christ before Pilate, from The Little Passion Series
Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528, ca. 1509–1511
Woodcut on paper
Print

Interior, with Pilate standing in the background at the head of a stairway. Christ is brought before him by soldiers, in left foreground. A man, gesturing, stands at right. Monogram of Dürer near lower center.
Textile
, ca. 1775
cotton Technique: block printed and painted on plain weave

Fragment of printed cotton with fantastical floral forms and chinoiserie motifs, including single and bundled scrolls. Printed in blue, green, yellow, and several shades of purple, red and pink on an off-white ground.
Phenakistiscope Disc with Cats and Donkey
, ca. 1830
Hand-colored lithograph on paperboard
Optical toy

Paper disc with a hole in the center, 10 rectangular perforations evenly spaced along perimeter for viewing. In the outermost ring, several still images show the progress of a large cat chasing a small cat with a mouse in its teeth; the large cat jumps over a stool with a red cushion. In the innermost ring, a donkey wearing a blue shirt moves its ears.
Men Shooting a Tiger from an Elephant
, 1850–1875
Silhouette of white paper, cut out, on black paper mount
Silhouette

Men shooting a tiger from an elephant.
Fashion Plate from Le Moniteur de la Mode
J. Bonnard, French, active 19th c., 1882
Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Two women, one in white, the other in green, on a porch overlooking a lake and mountains. Artists' and publisher's names and date below. Description on verso.
Tile
, 1301–50
Glazed, lustered and painted stonepaste, rolled and pierced silver (later mount)

Eight-pointed star tile set in modern silver mounting with pierced gallery. Tile has blue border containing calligraphy surrounding floral design on brownish ground.
Plate II, from Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum
Bartholomeo Vincent, 1582
Woodcut on paper
Print

The base and top of a colum, right, and a linear measuring instrument of two markedd rods joined near the center. Description in Latin on verso of 1949-152-199.
Sampler
Mary Brown, 1732
silk and linen embroidery on linen foundation, cotton tape Technique: embroidered in satin, stem and buttonhole stitches, with cutwork with needle-made loop-and-twist fillings (hollie point), on plain weave foundation

Small square sampler of fine white linen with five rows of squares and circles cut out, with needle lace and hollie point fillings. White geometric bands in between the rows, and a border of acorns in curving vine.
Miser's purse
, early 19th century
silk, steel Technique: crocheted

Crocheted dark blue silk ornamented with cut steel beads in zigzag and dot pattern.  Two simple steel rings control side opening; small acorn-shaped drops at either end.
Shawl
, 1830s
wool Technique: tapestry weave, interlocking twill

White ground with close-set finely stylized floral serpentines and small floral sprigs in interspaces; in red, yellow, blue, blue-green, black.  Narrow floral guard border on four sides.  Warp-fringed ends.
Vase Design
Charles Dupuis, French, active 1760 – 1791, ca. 1763
Etching on paper
Print

Design for a lidded vase decorated with standing male figures, cornucopias, hanging rings, fluting, and a wave pattern. The plate is numbered.
Study of a Female Figure (Victory)
Raimundo de Madrazo, Spanish, 1841–1920, 
Drawing

Study of Victory crowning Christopher Columbus. Made for the painting The Return of Christopher Columbus to the Spanish Court, currently owned by the Italian Charities of America.
Fragment
, 18th century
silk Technique: warp-faced plain weave foundation with discontinuous supplementary wefts bound on the front in 3/1 twill and free-floating on the back.

Square repeat of a branch with curving leaves and large blossoms [one red, one blue] growing out of a shell-shaped mound.  The background is brown.
Sampler
Martha Luck, 1715
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, stem, satin, chain and split stitches on plain weave foundation; counted and uncounted stitches

Two robed figures, one carrying a sword, the other wearing a bishop's mitre and carrying a censor on either side of a pair of tablets. An angel is at the top. The tablet at left contains the Lord's Prayer, then "the law given by Moses but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ." The tablet on the left contains the Apostle's Creed. With the inscription Martha Luck her work Anno Domini 1715.
Ecclesiastical cover
, late 16th–early 17th century
linen, silk Technique: withdrawn element work

Foundation: line, plain weave Withdrawn element work with overcasting Cross stitch using silk Note patch of knotted net with pattern darning???
Vase
Louis Comfort Tiffany, American, 1848–1933, ca. 1900
glass

Agate  vase with tall neck and bulbous shaped; Mustards, light greens,  and mauves
Talagrepo ou Bonze du Pégou
Antoine Watteau, French, 1684–1721, 1731
Etching on paper
Print

A standing man in a landscape looking to his left, while holding a large stick. Buildings, trees, and mountains in the background. The plate is signed, titled, and numbered.
Sample
Orinoka Mills, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, ca. 1910

Green/yellow warp with light orange weft forming flowers within medalions and arabesques
The Tower of London
, ca. 1730–1750
Engraving on paper
Print

Panoramic view of the Tower of London and buildings surrounding it, as seen from the far bank of the Thames River. Numerous small craft ply the river. Inscribed in bottom margin: "The Tower of London". In the upper right corner, the number "64".
Edge
, 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace (Valenciennes ground)

Scroll, leaf and floral motifs in an open field.
Fringe
, 16th century
silk, metallic thread (gold strips wound on a silk core) Technique: plain weave

Red and metallic gold fringe with a woven heading in a trellis design formed by an overlay of gold threads. Fringe over a skirt of twisted red threads.
Chair crestrail
, ca. 1780
Wood covered with gesso and gilded

Top rail of a chair back, with portion of sides. At each end, squares with sunken rosettes. Cresting a basket of flowers, with wreath and swags of laurel below it. Back gilded, with incised design of scrolls and foliage.
Fragments
, 17th century
silk, metallic thread Technique: compound satin weave with discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocaded)

Design of curving floral stem outlined in white on a mustard yellow satin ground.
Border
, 1736–96
silk Technique: embroidered (cross and double running stitches) on gauze weave

Strip embroidered with red and black silk using cross stitch and double running. Pattern showing people in architectural setting between two borders of conventionalized floral forms.
Portrait of Nicholas Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia
G. R. Hall, ca. 1840-1850
Steel engraving on paper
Print

Bust length portrait of Nicholas Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia (1856-1929), shown in naval uniform, facing frontally, his gaze directed slightly to the right.
Panel
, 18th century
Leather

Horizontal rectangle. Plain border, with cut-out tab in either short side. Tooled border of foliate scrolls, dark green and red ground, enclosing three-lobed arch beneath which is a mounted officer with upraised sword, a walled city with two domed buildings in background.
Sketch of the Ascension
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, ca. 1895
Graphite on laid paper
Drawing

Figure holding cross, center, surrounded by angels. Below, figures with raised arms. Figures labeled throughout, including: Hope, Charity, Faith, Blue Angels.
House and Well
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, ca. 1895
Graphite on white paper
Drawing

Sketchbook drawing of a house with a wall and a well in back foreground. Small trees at right and left.
Tiraz fragment
, 934–40
linen, silk Technique: slit tapestry

Ivory linen plain cloth with fringe on at top. Two horizontal bands where weft has been pulled out. Horizontal band of slit tapestry in Arabic inscription in dark blue silk.
Costumes of a German Red Hussar and an Officer of German Infantry
, ca. 1880
Graphite, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

The Hussar stands saluting at left. The officer is at right, reading a message. The uniforms seem not to be correctly rendered.
Fragment
, 16th–17th century
wool, linen Technique:supplementary warp in a plain weave foundation, stamped

Circles with strapwork in rusty brown. Pieces from a chausable.
Band
, 18th century
linen Technique: needle lace with ground of loop and twist with twist return

Bands of Brussels-style lace worked with a design of leaf sprays, conventionalized carnations and pomegranates.
Portrait of Martin Luther
Richard Houston, Irish, active in England, 1721 - 1755, 1750-1760
Mezzotint on paper
Print

Bust-length portrait in three-quarter view to right of young Luther, with bare head, wearing a clerical robe.
Edge
, 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace (early Valenciennes ground)

Valenciennes type of cap lace. Detached leaf and scroll motifs.
Portrait of Reginaldus Cools, Bishop of Antwerp
, ca. 1700-1730
Engraving on paper
Print

Within an oval frame is the bust portrait of a cleric, wearing a skull cap; his episcopal cross tucked halfway into the folds of his garment. Below, his escutcheon and motto, and inscription.
Tassel
, late 17th century
silk, metal thread, wooden core, linen

Skirt of red silk and gilt threads hanging from a galloon which is covered with red silk in knotted pattern. Head is covered with red silk in chevron design. Two collars of gold thread and a loop of red silk cord.
Drawing
, First quarter 18th century
Pen, brush, sepia; blue, red, green water colors. Paper

Vertical rectangle. Intended to be executed with round blue diamonds, and three oval red ones, two of which are hanging; enamel and gold. Asymmetrical composition, curved towards left, composed of curves, volutes, a band with beads, a leaf.
The Queen's Palace in St. James's Park, from Walter Harrison's History of London
John Cooke, English, acitve 18th c., ca. 1750
Engraving on paper
Print

The view is taken from St. James's Park, London, with St. James's Palace (designated the "Queens' Palace") in the background. Varoius figures in the foreground. Inscribed below: "THE QUEEN'S PALACE in St. James's Park"; above: "Engraved for Harrisons' History of London, Etc."
St. Paul's, Fleet Street, London
Joseph Pennell, American, active England, 1857–1926, 1905
Etching on paper
Print

Vertical rectangle. The facade of St. Paul's is seen at the end of Fleet Street. Middle distance shown in deep shadow.
A Steepled Church and Other Buildings by a Body of Water
Antoni Waterloo, 1618–1677, ca. 1650
Etching on paper
Print

A church with a central spire rises amongst low buildings at the edge of a body of water on which two sailboats are seen in the right distance.
Fragment
, 18th century
silk, metallic Technique: supplementary warp forming raised pile in ? foundation (velvet)

Stylized pineapple motifs within wreaths in grey and soft pink.
Selvage both sides.
Fragment
, 17th century
silk Technique: raised pile of supplementary warp in plain weave foundation (velvet)

Delicate scroll pattern forming cartouches.
Collar
, 19th century
linen Technique: needle knotting (bebilla or oya)

Collar with a design of flowering plants, carnations, and roses.
Ten of Diamonds from Set of "Jeu Imperial–Second Empire–Napoleon III" Playing Cards
B.P. Grimaud, Paris, France, 1858
Lithograph on glazed paper
Playing Card

Ten of Diamonds from Set of "Jeu Imperial-Second Empire-Napoleon III" Playing Cards.
"Jackson" Sideboard
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Black and white photographic process on white paper
catalogue illustration

Oblong sideboard with convex center front drawer, 2 doors underneath; above top of sideboard, on either side, a cabinet raised on 3 turned and fluted animal paw feet and topped by drawer and a vase; molded backsplash.
Textile
, ca. 1800
cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave

Scenes of children playing. In red on white.
Button
, 19th century
Ivory

1931-59-120-e: Circurlar button of ivory carved in relief in desi...
Wine glass cooler-rinser or jam pot
Olérys-Laugier Factory, France, founded 1738, 1739–1749
Tin-glazed earthenware

Slightly everted cylindrical form with pinched indentation at rim and two mascaron handles. White ground decorated with coat of arms surmounted by a coronet and supported by two dalmatians (leopards, ermine?) regardant; the shield is partly per saltire azure and argent, and has the star of an order suspended from the base. Swags and foliate forms below rim and above base.
Pantalone
, 18th century
Carved and painted wood, glass and woven cloth
Puppet

Set of Commedia dell'arte marionettes, each with facial masks and costume of stock character. Pantalone shown with bearded mask and hooked nose. Red clothing and cap, black cape. Wooden hands sewn into sleeves.
LA GROTTE DE VAUX
Gabriel Perelle, French, 1604–1677, 1661–1703
Etching on laid paper
Print

View of the gardens at Vaux le Vicomte. A basin/ canal in the foreground with fountains including a large fountain with the statue of Neptune. Beyond a grotto with sculptures /fountains set into niches, with stairs leading above the structure. Beyond the grotto, on an upper level, there is a fountain within a large circular basin. Figures walking throughout the grounds. Details are numbered with a legend below. The plate is titled with a description.
Designs for Chair Frames and Legs
Johann Rumpp, German, active ca. 1760, 1849–66
Etching on paper
Print

Design for chair frames and chair legs featuring scrolling leaves, c-scrolls, rosettes, fleurons, and acanthus leaves. The plate is signed with the printmaker, publisher, and original designer, and numbered.
Button
, 19th century
Copper, brass

1931-59-116: Slightly convex button with ornament of a crown on...
Salt Cellar and Snuff Boxes
Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, French, b. Italy, 1695–1750, 1695–1750
Engraving on paper
Print

Salt cellar and snuff box.
Two Views of the Head of a Youth
, 1795–1805
Black and white crayon on paper
Drawing

Youth with long hair.
Button
, 19th century
Brass

slightly convex button showing a shield with heraldic devices; above it, a crown; below, ribbon with "Sine labore nihil." on reverse: "Superieur France."  Brass shank.

On card H
The Hoher Göll and Schönfeldspitze, near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (Germany)
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, June - July 1868
Oil paint and graphite on tan paperboard
Drawing

Landscape study showing an elevated view of the Bavarian Alps, with the Hoher Göll
and Schönfeldspitze visible in the background. A  green, grassy hilltop gently arches across the foreground, as two small figures sit on the slope at left. In the middle distance, overlapping, wooded mountain ridges extend into to the horizon. Due to aerial perspective, each succeeding ridge is hazier than the last. In the distance at center, the snow-capped  Hoher Göll is shown with the sharp, pyramidal peak of Schönfeldspitze beside it to the right.
Painted Ceiling
Mauro Antonio Tesi, Italian, 1730 - 1766, mid-18th century
Brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Drawing depicts the corner of a heavily decorated ceiling.
Making Hay
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, July 1872
Printed from woodblock in black ink on paper
Print

Horizontal view of an open field surrounded with apple trees.  In foreground, man with a scythe, standing, and boy and girl seated with pail of water.  In middle distance, man with a scythe, his back turned.  Trees beyond.
Design for a clock
Lefebvre Manufactory, Tournai, 1800–1825
Brush and yellow, red watercolor, pen and black ink, on cream laid paper
Drawing

Base of clock on cushion feet. Lower portion of case decorated with egg and dart pattern. Leaf design at four corners of case. Sitting boy, in profile, playing the lyre.
Title Page of "Histoire militaire de Flandre depuis l'Anée 1690, jusqu'en 1694 inclusivement"
François Nicolas Martinet, French, 1731– ca. 1800, 1756
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

Framing with the Royal French coat of arms (?) at top center; a tropht [sic] of arms at bottom center, and other implements of war among garlands. Inscription with the title, as given, a paragraph stating sources, t he dedication to the king, and the privilege. Bottom center: F. R. Martinet I. et Sculpsit 1758 / J. Oger Scripsit.
Court Scene, Garden Dining
Jean Berain, the elder, French, 1640-1711, 1711
Engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Scene of the French court dining in a garden, with a corresponding plan outlining the seating of the king and the dauphin, as well as the location of flowers, lights, and entertainment. The plate is signed, but misspelled.
Elevation d'une porte à placard à deux vanteaux
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Design for a double door closet decorated with ornament motifs including lamb tongue and bound leaf. The plate is signed.
Fragment
, 5th–7th century
Warp; S-spun linen. Weft; Z-spun wools, Techniqye: slit tapestry

Polychrome bust of a woman.
Ornament Designs for Flacons, Friezes, and Oval Covers
Jean Louis Durant, Swiss, 1654–1718, ca. 1682
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Page of ornament designs for rectangular friezes, flacons, and box or watch covers.
Interior Courtyard, Italy
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, October 1868 - April 1869
Graphite on tan wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Architecture sketch showing a view of a colonnade and fountain in an interior courtyard in Italy. At center left, an engaged ionic column forms part of the pillar that supports two arches, though which two windows are visible. The sky is shown through the left window while a yellow glow emanates through the right. In the foreground at right, a fountain is shown.

Verso: Sketch of a mixed cloudy sky in Italy. In upper portion, hazy clouds are shown above bands of puffy clouds visible at center. Along the lower margin, a landscape with a lone building is rendered extremely loosely.
Design for an Easter Sepulchre
Vinzenz Fischer, German, 1729 - 1810, ca. 1757
Pen and ink, brush and grey watercolor on light brown paper.
Drawing

Framed by an arch, with below, at left, the groups of a pope with the cross, two angels, and at right the high priest, with two angels, supporting respectively the tablets of the Law and an axe, and above two angels with respectively the Veronica and the Crown of Thorns. In the pediment are two angels in clouds, supporting the cross. Inside, upon four steps, stands the sepulchre, with Christ lying upon the sarcophagus. Two angels kneel in the architecture. Above it is a glory, evidently as background for the monstrance. In the background are clouds with angels, and God the Father. Written below, at right, upon a base: "Vincenz Fischer / 22 Novemb: 1757 / in 8 giorni / Waldkirchen. Framing lines.
Rank badge
, mid- 19th century
silk and metallic embroidery on silk foundation Technique: embroidered with satin and couching stitches on gauze weave

Rank badge for a civil official of the fifth rank. Embroidered silk and metallic yarns showing a silver pheasant on a ground of clouds, surrounded by auspicious symbols. Diagonal lines at the bottom signify the ocean. Seam down the center. Lined with blue silk.
Sidewall
, 1910–20
Machine-printed, embossed paper

Overall foliate pattern of formalized flowers and leaves, after the Indian style. Full width, with somewhat more than one repeat. Printed in colors with gilt on pebbled ground.
Designs for Woven Paisley
, 1825–40
Brush and orange-pink, yellow gouache, graphite on brown oiled translucent paper
Drawing

Designs for paisley (four Persian woven cones). Small cones are positioned inside larger cones. At upper left, the small cone includes a leaf-like design, while the larger cone consists of lozenges or diamonds with dots inside. At upper right, the small cone consists of leaf boughs and dots, and the larger cone contains a pattern with lozenges or diamonds. At lower right, the design is a variation of the design at upper right. At lower left, the small cone consists of a single flower spray, while the larger one contains a multitude of flowers and leaves.
Religious Trophy Design
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, 1778
Etching on laid paper
Print

Religious trophy incorporating Christian iconography and liturgical objects, a thurible, a monstrance, flaming torches, cross, books, rope with tassels, vestments, festoon of leaves, foliate branches, and grapes and vine leaves. The plate is numbered and signed.
Fragment
, 9th–11th century
linen, wool Technique: slit tapestry with supplementary wrapping.

Square with small figures (birds? fish?) around a central blue oval.
Ornament
, 19th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace (Brussels-style)

Large basket with tall handle has a ribbon bow and is filled with flowers.
Textile
, 19th century
silk and metallic yarns Technique: compound satin woven

Brown twill background with closely spaced allover design of teacups in extra wefts of light and dark blue, tan, white, green silks and gold strips applied to paper. Inside portion of teacups in brown satin. Extra weft threads floated out loose on reverse with three selveges present.
Panel Designs of Grotesque Ornamentation
Jean Berain, the elder, French, 1640-1711, 1711
Engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Designs of ornamented panels, perhaps for coaches. Both feature strapwork as well as figures; on the left, an angel above two putti, one with a helmet and club and the other writing; on the right, a female figure seated in a scallop throne holding a cartouche and surrounded by winged putti. The plate is signed and lettered "G."
Domes of St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, October 1868 - April 1869
Graphite on tan wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Architecture and landscape sketch showing a view of the domes of St. Peter's Basilica with a separate grove of trees. At center, the primary dome of the St. Peter's is promintently featured with some of the columns and niches around its base loosely articulated. Likely viewed from the north, another, ancillary dome is shown at left. At right, a grove of trees on flat terrain is shown oriented to the right.

Verso: Mixed sketches of festive decorations and a figure in Rome, Italy. In upper portion, two balconies are shown covered in draped cloth; at center, two banners hang out of windows; at right, a woman is shown from behind; and below, an indistinct design that might be two mugs of beer is included.
Stage Design, Valley with Classical Ruins
Antonio Giuseppe Basoli, Italian, 1774–1843, early 19th century
Pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Antique sarcophagi, tombs, and buildings amongst large rocks. Three figures at center foreground, a kneeling man at left, a kneeling woman with standing child at right.
Headboard, Backpiece, and Valance Designs
Nicolas Guérard, French, ca.1648 – 1719, late 17th century
Etching on laid paper
Print

Designs for an embroidered bed headboard, backpiece, and valance featuring strapwork, fleurons, rosettes, and foliate scrolls. The plate is numbered.
Autre Developpement et Profil d'Entablement Ionique avec Corniche à l'usage des Portes et Fenêtres
Jean-François de Neufforge, Flemish, 1714–1791, 1768
Engraving on paper
Print

Façade and profiles of an entablature in the style of the Ionic order. The plate is signed and numbered